Special Education
The Special Education Department, in partnership with families, evaluates and provides students with special needs assistance and makes the necessary accommodations available to students with disabilities.
Any student attending a public or private school is eligible to be evaluated by the school district. In some cases, a child may need additional supports and/or services which are run by a neighboring school district in partnership with Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Public School and the Wayne Regional Educational Services Agency.
Visit the district Special Education page for additional Family & Teacher resources.
Child Find
If a parent suspects that their child has a disability that interferes with learning, please contact your child's teacher, counselor or building principal. Call the special education office if you have questions or need more information.
Programs
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Cognitive Impairment (CI)
- Speech Services
- Wayne RESA Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Classroom
Special Education Preschool
If you live in the Melvindale-Northern Allen Park School District and your child is about to turn 3 years old or will turn five years old after September 1st and is showing speech or developmental delays you can contact the Special Education Director, Dr. Richard Lucido, to see if your child qualifies for speech or early childhood services. At this time, our preschool program is only available to special needs students. Dr. Richard Lucido, Director of Special Education: (313) 389-3312
TOTE Program
TOTE is the Michigan Special Education division of Early On. They service families of infants and toddlers with moderate to severe developmental delays in South East Wayne County.
If you have a child that is birth to three years old and is not meeting developmental milestones or their speech is delayed contact the TOTE Program. This program is designed to assess children from birth to three years of age. If a delay is found your family can receive support and your child will be able to get connected to programs that provide intervention.