Overview:

Annually, Districts across the Commonwealth partner with their regional Intermediate Units to transition students receiving Early Intervention (EI) services to school-age services. Wallingford-Swarthmore School District's (WSSD) procedure is consistent with this practice. In partnership with the Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU), WSSD attends the DCIU county-wide fall transition orientation for all families and holds individual meetings to welcome families throughout the winter. Often the process can seem overwhelming and lengthy; here are the steps, important links, and timelines below to help make your child’s transition smoother.

Steps:

• Attend the DCIU county-wide orientation
• Register your child for Kindergarten if you are intending for your child to transition to school-age programming
• Sign the intent to register and release of records provided by your DCIU team
• Attend your child’s meet & greet individualized transition meeting
• The team will review documents, conduct observations, interview DCIU and outside providers, and gather additional data from you
• You will receive a letter with the District’s intent that follows one of three options:
  • Accept EI IEP, and provide NOREP
  • Accept EI documentation, and write a school-age IEP with NOREP
  • Re-evaluate for additional information or to determine if a school-age identification criteria are present and applicable
• After the letter is sent, your elementary school psychologist or kindergarten case manager will contact you to discuss the letter and communicate the next steps

For more information, please contact Jean Solecki, Special Education Supervisor at the Office of Student Services. For building-specific information, please contact your neighborhood elementary building principal.

Important Links:

WSSD Registration Page

DCIU EI page

Transition Overview Meeting

PDE Parent information to school age

Timelines: