South Dakota Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, Office of Special Education, ensures that it has developed a public awareness program that focuses on early intervention of children. It includes the preparation and dissemination of information by the lead agency to all primary referral sources especially hospitals and physicians and information for parents on the availability of early intervention services. Is culturally diverse. The Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, Office of Special Education ensures the development and implementation of a statewide public awareness program in accordance with 34 CFR 303.320. The Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, Office of Special Education ensures that local grant applicants or their designee distribute information to their communities for the purpose of creating an overall public awareness campaign in coordination with child find policies and procedures.
State agencies engage in ongoing activities to support South Dakota s public awareness system.
The Home Visitation program targets expectant mothers and is designed to help them improve their health in order to give birth to healthy babies. Parents and prospective parents will receive home visits to learn how to care for their personal health needs, care for their child or children, stimulate their child s development, and provide a nurturing home environment. Newborn Hearing Screenings, Early Intervention Screenings, and Immunizations are all part of the effort to ensure a child s bright start in life. A Web Site now provides information that will assist a parent or care giver in nurturing a child s healthy development. Ages and stages information helps parents know what they can generally expect of their child at a specific age.