Glacier Ridge PreK

Glacier Ridge PreK offers a transitional bilingual education program and a transitional program of instruction for students who qualify for English Learner services. Wehde educators can provide both bilingual classroom services and English as a Second Language classes for students who speak another language in their home and who qualify through a second language screening process.

District 47’s special education preschool services are designed to provide a free, appropriate public education to preschool-age children (3-5 years of age) with disabilities. In order to receive special education services, a student must have a physical or mental disability as identified in the Illinois State Criteria. The qualifying disabilities are autism, visual impairment, hearing impairment, intellectual disability, orthopedic impairment, emotional disturbance, specific learning disability, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, developmental delay, multiple disabilities, deafness, deaf-blindness, and other health impairment. In addition, a qualifying disability must adversely impact educational progress and require specially designed instruction. Determination of the existence of a disability and the need for special education services is accomplished by conducting a "full and individual" evaluation and considering all relevant information at a Multidisciplinary Educational Conference (MDEC).  

Special Education services and supports are based on the individual needs of students. Services range from academic intervention to related services in areas such as speech therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy. Therapeutic services are available to students who require intervention in the realm of social, emotional and adjustment areas.

District 47 is committed to including students with disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate with students who are not disabled. We encourage strong collaboration with regular education staff to provide services to students in the most inclusive manner to benefit all students in the classroom.    

If you have concerns regarding your child's development, please call 815.477.6968 to begin the screening process. If your child is under 3 years of age, please contact the Child & Family Connections division at Options & Advocacy. For more information, call 815.477.4720 or visit www.optionsandadvocacy.org. (is there a way to make this section on who to contact stand out)

Preschool or daycare providers who wish to report concerns about a child's development may fill out and submit the D47 preschool screening form