Special Education/EIS

All states and territories must provide early intervention services to children who have, or are at risk for having, developmental delays, from birth to their third birthday.

Most CONUS locations, local school districts or health departments provide these early intervention services. The program is called different names in different areas, but it is often referred to as Part C because that is the section of the law that pertains to early intervention. The Education Directory for Children with Special Needs has a list of resources specific to each state to help you determine who you should contact. Your installation EFMP Family Support provider can also answer your questions.

If you are moving OCONUS or to a CONUS location with a DODEA school (and you live on installation), your child will receive EIS through the Defense Department’s Educational and Developmental Intervention Services, or EDIS, program.

When moving, you should hand carry copies of your child's most current individual family service plan, or IFSP, and the most current evaluation reports to your new home to ensure they are not lost.

All states and territories provide special education and related services to eligible children between the ages of 3 through 21.

When a child transfers to a different district in the same state, the new school must provide a free, appropriate public education, including comparable services, until the previously held IEP is adopted or a new one is developed and implemented. When a child transfers to another state, the receiving school must provide comparable services until an IEP review can determine if a new evaluation or IEP is appropriate.

If you are moving and your child receives special education and related services, you should hand carry all necessary school and medical documents, including the most current IEP and current evaluation reports. Hand carrying these documents ensures that they are not lost and allows the new school to begin the process as soon as you arrive.

• Education Directory for Children with Special Needs
• EFMP & Me digital tool
• Individualized Education Program & Moving
• Special Needs Parent Toolkit
• Special Needs Resources
• Exceptional Family Member Program videos

Special Education

Local Community Information

The Mountain Home School District provides alternative programs for those students identified according to Idaho special education standards. Each student is screened through an established formal procedure which follows the Individuals with Disabilities Act and state regulations. When a student qualifies for a program, placement is made in the least restrictive environment after alternatives have been considered. Parents are involved in each step of the process.

Our District has a wide range of programs available, which include consultative services, resource programs, and self-contained programs. The school district office has an individual on staff to assist the family with questions and concerns.

Individual cases should be referred to the Special Needs Identification and Assignment Coordination Program (SNIAC) so that all services in addition to education may be coordinated for inbound personnel. Special programs include:

• Mental Disabilities
• Learning Disabilities;
• Emotional Disabilities
• Physical Disabilities
• Hearing Impairment
• Visual Impairment
• Multiple Diagnoses
• Homebound/Hospitalized
• Speech and Language
• Pre-School Services