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

Corpus Christi State School
Location : 902 Airport Rd.
Mailing Address : P.O. Box 9297
Corpus Christi, TX 78469-9297
Telephone: 361-888-5301

The Corpus Christi State School opened in 1970. Located on 211 acres at 902 Airport Road, the Corpus Christi State School is funded through appropriations from the Texas Legislature and is operated under the auspices of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. The facility serves persons with mental retardation on campus in a residential setting and in the community.  The facility is currently run by Texas Health & Human Services Commission listed as Corpus Christi State Supported Living Center.

South Texas Lighthouse For the Blind
4421 Agnes St.
Corpus Christi, TX  78405
Phone: 361-883-6553
Toll free: 888-255-8011
Fax: 361-883-1041
info@stlb.net 

The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center
5151 McArdle Road
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday: 9 a.m. - noon
361-993-1154

361-991-1154 (V/TTY)