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Pre-School Screening |
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The Marengo-Union Elementary District conducts regular preschool screenings for all students
residing within the boundaries of either District #165 or Riley #18 every Friday throughout the school
year. Screenings are available for students from the age of 2 years 10 months until 5 years of age. The screening is a short developmental assessment, fine and gross motor skill evaluation and a screening of
articulation and language. Vision and hearing screenings are also part of the preschool assessment.
Bilingual screenings are available one Friday per month.
Parents also interested in enrolling their child in the At-Risk prekindergarten program must schedule
a screening appointment.
To schedule a screening, please call 815-568-5720, ext. 140. |
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SEDOM |
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The Marengo-Union Elementary School District 165 is a member of SEDOM (the special
education district of McHenry County). Students whose special education needs cannot be
met within our school system may be eligible for services within the umbrella of SEDOM
programs. SEDOM has a number of programs for students located both at the SEDOM School
in Woodstock and various school buildings throughout the county. In fact, SEDOM is
currently renting Evergreen Park Elementary School in Union. It uses that facility to house
programs for students with social and emotion needs from various schools within McHenry
County.
District #165 offers a continuum of both programs and services for its eligible students.
Services begin at aged three and may be just speech and language therapy or placement in
an early childhood program. Throughout the kindergarten through eighth grade years both
instructional special education classes and resource support are available for eligible students
depending upon needs. Programs and services are provided whenever possible in the school
a student would attend if s/he were not considered to be eligible for special education
services.
Related services including summer school are provided for eligible students.
Specialists, such as teachers of the visual and hearing impaired who may just work in the
district a few hours per week are employed through SEDOM on a contract basis. |
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New Mental Health Services Available |
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Parents and Guardians:
Are you concerned about the mental health of someone in your household? Youth
Service Bureau of McHenry County is a not for profit agency supported by grants and
tax money that may be able to be of assistance.
YSB provides services for counseling and psychiatric management. They can be
accessed immediately by calling 815-338-7360 or visit their website, www.ysb4kids.org .
Services are based on a sliding scale and insurance and Medicaid can be used to
provide the treatment necessary to meet the needs of the child and family. A recent
grant has allowed YSB to increase services for children with mental illness and/or cooccurring
substance abuse. |
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