Special Ed - Services

The Special Education Department employs approximately 100 certified and classified staff members who provide services for:

• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Social Work
• Psychologist
• Speech/Language
• Preschool Programs - Collaborate with My Friends and Me, Highland Daycare Center, Faith Preschool, Division of Human Resources, Family Educational Network of Weld County (FENWC), and Milliken Headstart.
• Center-Based Programs - Includes students with significant emotional disabilities and students with severe multiple disabilities in classrooms shared with RE-1, RE-2, RE-5J, RE-7 and RE-9. These students are educated in LaSalle, Gilcrest, Platteville, and Kersey.  Transition House for students with severe cognitive needs ages 18-21.
• Transition Services for students with disabilities ages 14 - 21.
•  Nursing Services
• SWAP - The School to Work Alliance Program.
• Audiology, Hearing Impaired - Centennial BOCES employs an audiologist and teacher for the deaf who works with the University of Northern Colorado Laboratory School.
• Vision - Centennial BOCES employs a part-time vision specialist to provide screenings and consultation for those students with vision disabilities.
• Child Find - Works with Family Connects and other programs to identify preschool children who are at risk.
• Extended School Year - Provides summer school programs for children identified with the need for additional schooling in the summer.
• Out-of-District - Students are placed in the CEP, Littler Center, Flat Irons Academy, Jefferson Hills, Excelsior, and Kids Ark as well as other residential treatment facilities.
• Provides Educational Support Services for Special Education students enrolled at Weld Opportunity High School.