School Programs
At age three, your child may be evaluated to determine eligibility for special education services. In every instance, your child’s eligibility for special education services is determined by a team which includes the parents, representatives of your local school district, LICA educators, and support staff. Outcomes of the evaluation process can include recommendations for:

• A regular education classroom of hearing children in your local school district with no services related to the hearing loss.
  
  
• Services designed to provide access to instruction. For example, an assistive listening device with appropriate inservice training and monitoring to make sure the device works properly and that school staff know how to troubleshoot.
  
  
• Special education services in your child’s local school to address deficits in language, vocabulary, listening skills, and self-advocacy. These services might be delivered by an itinerant teacher, and might also include a sign language interpreter or note taker. For more details on the Itinerant Program, contact Melissa Wells, Program Supervisor of the LICA Itinerant Program.
  
  
• A LICA classroom in a regular education building with opportunities for mainstreaming as appropriate. LICA has two options for pre-school children in classroom settings--a Total Communication program and an Oral program. For more details on these options, contact Sheryl Goldman, Program Supervisor of LICA Self-Contained Programs.