Early Childhood Education

At Columbus Public Schools, we use the primary service provider (PSP) approach when serving families with children Birth to 5. The PSP approach is a family-centered process for supporting families of young children with disabilities in which one member of an identified multidisciplinary team is selected as the PSP who receives coaching from other team members, and uses coaching as the key intervention strategy to build the capacity of parents and other care providers to use everyday learning opportunities to promote child development.

School Age

Columbus Public Schools provides a full continuum of services for school aged students with disabilities.

Resource Services-Provided at all Buildings

Students with disabilities who are assigned to a general education classroom and spend most of their day in that setting can be provided services through the Resource Program.  Supports and services are provided in identified areas on students’ IEPs and can be implemented by the special education teacher, the general education teacher, or a paraprofessional in either the general education classroom or a small group setting.