The Evaluation Team for Early Childhood Special Education is responsible for completing evaluations on children ages 3-5 when a disability is suspected. This team is located at the Center for Early Learning-North (CELN), but evaluations can be completed throughout the district as needed.
Referrals can be made by calling: 573-214-3950 (option #3).
The core Evaluation Team members are:
Kim Linn-Educational Diagnostician
Theresa Smith-Educational Diagnostician
Jamie Barbarick, Speech-language-pathologist
Gina Gibson-Speech-Language Pathologist
Mary Ellen Ankeney-Occupational Therapist
Jennifer Highbarger-Physical Therapist
Bethany Girard-Behavior Specialist
Sara Stone-Autism Specialist
Christy Williams-Vision Specialist
Andrea White-Deaf Educator
Not pictured-Nicole Hatchett, Hearing Impairment Specialist;
The evaluation process can take up to 90 days to complete. Evaluations can be completed in any area in which a delay or disability is suspected. These areas include:
- vision
- hearing
- health/medical
- physical development (including fine motor skills such as writing, using a spoon and fork, using hands together to complete tasks, zipping a coat, and gross motor skills such as running, jumping, accessing playground equipment, ball skills, pedaling a trike, going up and down stairs)
- cognition (learning ability, memory, play skills, attention)
- concept development (pre-academic skills, including color knowledge, counting and numbers, shape identification, etc.)
- communication (including speech skills such as articulation, fluency and vocal quality, and language skills such as vocabulary, responding to questions, word and sentence construction skills and social language skills)
- adaptive behavior (taking care of one's needs, toileting, dressing, feeding, and responses to sensory stimuli)
- social-emotional-behavioral development (including autism).