January 7, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Looking for Children in Need of Special Education

The Wyandotte Comprehensive Special Education Cooperative is seeking to identify special education students ages 3 through 21 who live within the boundaries of the Kansas City, Kansas, Bonner Springs, and Piper school districts. This includes students who have developmental delays or are gifted.

Areas of special education include: early childhood disability, developmental delays, visual impairments (including blindness), hearing impairments (including deafness), deaf-blindness, learning and cognitive impairments, communication impairments, and other areas of exceptionality including gifted. If you have a child or know of a child who fits this criteria, contact:

Kimberly Shaw
Director of Special Education
4601 State Avenue, Suite 38/sped
Kansas City, Kansas 66102
(913) 627-5600

Parents are advised that all special education services are designed to offer the utmost in educational opportunities for each qualifying student, as well as to provide assistance and support in the areas of physical, mental, emotional, and social growth. State and federal laws are followed in providing each student with a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment.