GFESC

Early Childhood

Welcome to the Guy Fenter Education Service Cooperative
Early Childhood Special Education website!

The GFESC Early Childhood Program provides special education services for three to five year old children who have disabilities. The services are offered in accordance with the Individual with Disabilities Education Act, 1997 (IDEA) on behalf of the public schools.

Services provided include screening, evaluation, speech/language therapy, developmental instruction, physical/occupational therapy, and other services as needed at no cost to the family.

Locations Served

Alma
Altus
Booneville
Branch
Cedarville
Charleston
Clarksville

Coal Hill
Greenwood
Hackett
Hartman
Huntington
Jenny Lind
Lamar

Lavaca
Magazine
Mansfield
Mountainburg
Mulberry
Ozark
Paris

Ratcliff
Scranton
Waldron

LOCAL LEADS
CRAWFORD, FRANKLIN AND LOGAN COUNTIES

Local Leads - GFESCWelcome! The Local Leads - Guy Fenter Education Service Cooperative team was appointed as the Local Lead to support Logan, Franklin, and Crawford counties. We are thrilled to partner with our local area teachers, providers, and parents in enhancing communication within the early childhood

School District LEA List

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HzC7Jo2fyofeZwYwWIBhzSqV2Pak_cmR/view?usp=sharing

Additional information about the early childhood special education program can be found at:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/special-education/early-childhood-special-education

DESTRUCTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS: The Guy Fenter Education Service Cooperative – Early Childhood Program announces that it will be destroying records of children who were dismissed from preschool special education services during the 2018-2019 school terms, according to state and federal guidelines. Parents have the right to review and request copies of these records before they are destroyed. These records may be needed for social security benefits or other purposes. The records will be available for viewing through July 1, 2025 at the Guy Fenter Education Service Co-op in Branch, AR. They will be destroyed July 2, 2025. If you wish to view your child’s records please call Gwen Couthren, EC Coord. at 965-2191, ext 275 to schedule an appointment. THESE RECORDS ARE NOT YOUR CHILD’S PERMANENT SCHOOL RECORDS. THEY ARE SPECIAL EDUCATION DUE PROCESS FORMS AND RECORDS.

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