Special Education

The West Chester Area School District provides special education and related services to appropriate resident children with disabilities who are aged three through 21. Under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or “IDEA,” school aged children qualify for special education and related services if they have one or more of the following disabilities and as a result need such services:

• mental retardation
• hearing impairments
• speech or language impairments
• visual impairments
• emotional disturbance
• orthopedic impairments or physical disabilities
• autism, including pervasive developmental disorders
• traumatic brain injury
• other health impairment
• specific learning disabilities
• deaf-blindness
• deafness
• multiple disability

Children aged three through the age of admission to kindergarten are eligible for early intervention programming if they have developmental delays and are in need of special education and related services. Anyone with questions about special education services is advised to call the Special Education Department.

Please visit the Special Education and Pupil Services website for
additional information.