Welcome to East Wake Academy's Exceptional Children's Information Site. We hope this website will become a useful tool in your search for information regarding special education. This site will be monitored and updated often. Our goal with this website is to provide information, education and support to our families. Again, thank you for coming to our Parent Site and we hope you come back often.
NCDPI EC Division Website www.dpi.nc.gov/districts-schools/classroom-resources/exceptional-children-division
The mission of the Exceptional Children Division is to ensure that students with disabilities develop intellectually, physically, emotionally, and vocationally through the provision of an appropriate individualized education program in the least restrictive environment.
NCDPI has created a communication tool for parents to receive information from the division. This Parents of Exceptional Children listerv will be used to ensure parents have access to the work of the Division . Please open the EC info Parent Link for directions of how to be added to the list.
Follow the link below to the Family Engagement Monthly Calendar from NCDPI.
https://www.ecac-parentcenter.org/calendar/
Procedures for locating and identifying children with disabilities
Child Find Obligations
The Child Find process requires EWA to identify children and youth ages birth through 21 with disabilities who are in need of special education and related services.
Inform parents and/or guardians of the services available from their local school system and other state and community agencies.
It is important to note that Child Find is a screening process that identifies children who have a disability, or are suspected of having a disability and may need special education and related services. Children identified through the Child Find process must still be assessed to confirm eligibility.
For further information regarding Child Find or if you suspect your student may have a disability and need special education and /or related services please contact Dustin Squibb at dsquibb@eastwakeacademy.org.