OPTION

STAFFING

Special education
program

Special Education
teacher

Service Provider Location

child does not attend
any other program

Special Education or
Related Service
provider

Regular Early Childhood

Program - Itinerant
services (all or majority
of services provided in
another location)

General education
teacher in classroom,
Special education staf
provides itinerant
services

Regular Early Childhood

Program - Itinerant
services (majority in the
program)
Co-teaching

Co-teaching with special

education assistant

DESCRIPTION

CONSIDERATION(S)

All or majority of services

provided in the special
education program
All services in a Service
provider location child
does not attend any other
program
All or majority of services
provided in another location

Childs IEP; Transportation

General education
teacher present;
Special education staf
provides itinerant
services
General early
childhood teacher and
special education
teacher

Majority of services provided

in the program

Childs IEP; Transportation;

class size; percent of children
with IEPs

Class is planned and taught

together

Childs IEP; Transportation;

class size; percent of children
with IEPs, funding for 2
teachers

General early
childhood teacher and

Class is planned and taught

with input from the special

Childs IEP; Transportation;

class size; percent of children

Childs IEP; Transportation

Childs IEP; Transportation;

class size; percent of children
with IEPs; generalization of
skills

Services in the home

child does not attend any
other program

special education
assistant

education classroom
assistant

with IEPs, training of special

education assistant

Itinerant special
education teacher

Services are provided in the

home or community by
special education teacher
child does not attend any
other program

Childs IEP

Special Education Service Delivery Models