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Johnson County Shared Services Arrangement (JCSSA) and its member districts offer comprehensive special education services to eligible students ages three through 21 years and to children from birth through age 21 years who have a hearing or visual impairment.

We refer children from birth to age three with other disabilities to appropriate agencies for services. We consider all referrals confidential, and we provide services at no cost. The parent, legal guardian, or surrogate parent retains the right to refuse services and receive other procedural safeguards under federal and state law.

Public school services include screening in areas of suspected disabilities, such as vision, hearing, motor skills, speech, language, and general development. Evaluations in the schools are provided for several areas of suspected disabilities, including learning disabilities, speech and language development, physical impairments, vision or hearing problems, intellectual disability, emotional disturbances, autism/pervasive developmental disorders, health impairments, or traumatic brain injuries.

A free, appropriate, public education with a full continuum of services is available. For more information concerning eligibility criteria and referral procedures, contact the principal or counselor of your local school, or call the JCSSA at (817) 866-3950