Assessment / Intervention
Early Childhood Assessment and Intervention Services
It is never too early to ask questions about your child's development. Early intervention can make a real difference. If you have concerns about the way your child behaves, communicates, plays, or learns, please make an appointment with your family doctor.
Every parent and guardian has a right to request an evaluation with the Beaumont Unified School District anytime after the child is three-years-old*.
Before requesting an assessment with the District, please determine if––
- Your child's hearing and vision has been evaluated in the last six months by a medical provider.
- Your child’s primary care physician evaluated fine or gross motor delays, speech delays, and cognitive delays
- Your child’s caregivers reported behavioral problems or developmental delays.
- Your child's access to early intervention programs in pre-school, the Inland Regional Center, or private insurance services.
Early Childhood Special Education Services
Our District offers early childhood special education services for students ages 3 - 5 years old to meet the developmental needs of each child. The preschool teams work closely with families to provide quality intervention services by highly qualified personnel.
G.R.A.S.P. - Giving Real Advantages to Special Preschoolers
G.R.A.S.P. is a program designed to support students with speech and sound delays. Instruction is provided by a special education teacher, in consultation and collaboration with a speech-language pathologist. Students may also require direct speech therapy services to address speech sound delays.
Speech and Language Services
Speech and language services are provided to the student to address communication disorders such as stuttering, articulation, language, or voice impairment.
Building Blocks 4-Day Early Intervention Program
This 4-day early intervention program offers highly structured, language-rich support in the areas of communication and language, adaptive skills, behavior, pre-academic, and play skills.
Foundations Early Intervention Autism Program
The Foundations Early Intervention Autism Program is designed for preschool children who are significantly impacted by autism and demonstrate deficits in areas of communication, social skills, behavior, self-regulation, learning-to-learn skills, and adaptive skills. Instruction is provided by a special education teacher and instructional assistants.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens after I request an assessment?
- Within 15 days, you will receive an assessment plan and referral packet or a prior written notice indicating why an assessment is not being granted.
- The referral packet includes forms, proposed dates, times, and a location for the assessment. Please complete this information within 15 days upon receipt and return it to the Special Education Department.
- The assessment team will schedule two appointments to observe and assess the child, followed by a third meeting to discuss the IEP.
- Evaluation sessions are 30 to 90 minutes.
- Initial IEP meetings are 90 to 120 minutes.
- Developmental history.
- Enrollment form.
- Reason for referral checklist.
- Assessment plan.
- Notice of meeting.
- Any supporting documents you would like the team to review.
- Snacks and/or toys to keep your children entertained.
- Autism
- Emotional disturbance
- Deaf or Hearing Impaired
- Deaf-blindness
- Intellectual disabilities
- Multiple disabilities
- Non-specific health impairment
- Orthopedic impairment
- Specific learning disability
- Speech or language impairment
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visual impairment