West Springfield Public Schools Special Education Department is responsible for administering and meeting the needs of the Special Education students in the District. This is accomplished through compliance with state and federal Special Education Regulations. This includes delivery of special education academic services as well as related services like physical/occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy.
West Springfield Public Schools wishes to identify students ages 3-21 who have a suspected educational disability and may qualify for special education services as a result of the disability. These are students who have not yet graduated from high school and are enrolled in public, private, or parochial schools in the district. This also extends to homeless students who have educational rights through the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act and home-schooled children in the district.
IDEA requires all public school districts to evaluate students who are suspected of disabilities and of needing special education under a mandate called “Child Find”. If you suspect a child is in need of special education services and would like the student to be evaluated for special education eligibility, please have the parent/guardian or any interested person contact the Special Education Department at 413-263-3326