Special Education

We provide financial, legal, instructional, and technical support and training to assist schools in meeting the changing needs of exceptional children and students from birth to age 26. Visit our pages below for more topic-specific information. 

• Assistive Technology (AT) 

  • AT is the use of "high" and simple "low" tech devices to assist persons with disabilities. Also see the Kent ISD AT online workspace 

• Early On

  • Programs for infants / todders ages 0 to 36 months

• eLibrary 

  • Frequently used resource documents for special education.

• Forms / Manuals 

  • Electronic files used in the Kent ISD for the referrral-to-IEP process, and other supporting resources

• Kent Collaborative Autism Network (Kent CAN) 

  • Kent CAN is a grant-funded initiative of Statewide Autism Resources and Training (START) Kent CAN is a regional collaborative network of the Kent ISD that is working to implement "best practices" for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

• Medicaid

  • Resources for parents and service providers involved with the School-based Services program of the state Medicaid program. Providers: go to the Kent ISD Special Education Portal for medicaid billing 

• Nonpublic Schools

  • Information for provision of public services to nonpublic schools  

• Occupational & Physical Therapy Resources

  • information on OT and PT servcies

• PASE 

  • Parent Advisors for Special Education.

• Positive Behavior Support

  • Resorces for teaching directed to behavioral challenges 

• Speech-Language Resources

  • A page specifically for issues related to special education Speech-language services

• Teacher Consulting for Students with Visual Imapirment

  • Services for educators serving students with visual impairments

• TIENET

  • Resources for the TIENET special education case management system used by Kent ISD schools 

• Transition Services

  • Services for students receiving special education as they transition from K-12 to postschool life

• Traumatic Brain Injury Transition Team (TBITT) 

  • Provides educational resources to educational staff, students with brain injuries (TBI), and their families and peers during the transition from a medical setting to the educational setting.