SPECIAL EDUCATION RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
Description
SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO NEED OUT OF DISTRICT RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES CONTACT NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR ASSISTANCE. COORDINATOR AT MUNROE-MEYER INSTITUTE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES. PLANNING FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICES INCLUDES SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FAMILIES. STUDENTS MAY BE SERVED AT STATE SCHOOLS, GROUP HOMES OR HOST FAMILIES AS APPROPRIATE.
Contact Information
Address:
UNMC:MMI
985450 NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
Omaha
NE
68198-5450
Hours of Operation:
8:00 TO 4:30 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.unmc.edu
Main Phone:
Phone
402-559-3673
Other Phone(s):
Phone
800-656-3937
Fax
402-559-5737
Main Contact(s):
GABRIELLA CASTRO
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
Other Email(s):
gcastro@unmc.edu
General Information
Agency ID: 1111
List of Provided Services:
Case Management: Case Management
Housing/Residential: Location
Information and Referral: Information and Referral
Interpreter Services: Locate Interpreter
Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope
Written material: NO
Eligibility: SCHOOL AGE PRIMARILY 5 TO 21 YEARS OLD WHOSE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST CONTRACT WITH ANOTHER FOR EDUCATION SERVICES
Ages Served: Ages 5 to 21
Disabilities Served: BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees: NO CHRGE
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: NO APPEAL PROCEDURE
Languages with interpreters on staff: Spanish