Lincoln Early Intervention

Welcome Families!

We are SO EXCITED to have you in our Lincoln family for the school year, and I am extremely proud to serve as the new Principal here. I know that my experience as a former teacher in the Early Intervention Program will help me navigate the transition as our school administrator.

If you are new to our school family or are browsing our website, here is a little bit more about our program: we serve preschool aged children with special needs who meet eligibility requirements for special education services as outlined by the state of Idaho and are on an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). We have an AMAZING staff of certified early childhood special education teachers, highly qualified paraprofessionals, a school psychologist, occupational and physical therapists, and speech and language pathologists who work with our young learners. We are housed in the same building as the Head Start program, and we are part of the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District #25 where most of our students transition to Kindergarten.

If you are a returning family, you may find that some things have changed this year, for instance, the use of ClassTag for communicating with families about important updates. We also have a few new faces on our staff: Wenda Hansen (early childhood special education teacher), Ali Stacks (speech and language assistant), Cami Turner and Misty Poppleton (classroom paraprofessionals). As we continuously reflect, we will continue to make improvements to our program.

This year the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District #25’s focus is reinvigorating the classroom and finding joy. We are lucky at Lincoln to experience joy with our young learners as they acquire new skills and make progress toward their goals. Some of these things may seem small: improved mobility, being able to greet a peer, learning to cut with scissors; but as we know, for children with developmental delays these acquisitions can be huge accomplishments and stepping stones to reaching more developmental milestones.

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter, for showing your interest in our Early Intervention Program, and for trusting us to help your child work toward achieving developmental milestones.

Best,

Natalie Jones, Principal
Early Intervention Program
Lincoln Early Childhood Center