Admissions Process
Students are admitted to Missouri School for the Blind (MSB) in cooperation with your local school district (also called local education agency or LEA). The services at Missouri School for the Blind are provided at no cost to the student, parent or your school district.
Please refer to the Missouri State Plan for Special Education (http://www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/stateplan/StatePlan2010.html) for information on eligibility for special education services.
The following procedures have been established to determine students' eligibility for admission to Missouri School for the Blind:
- To initiate a referral to MSB, contact your local education agency (LEA), which will send a letter of referral and the following four documents to MSB's Superintendent:
- The most recent Individual Education Plan (IEP) which provides the information contained in (A)(3)(a, b, c) of the State Plan;
- A three year re-evaluation;
- An optometric and/or ophthalmological report dated within the last year (ophthalmological report preferred;)
- An up-to-date immunization record.
- The information should be sent to:
Patricia L. Yocum, Superintendent
Missouri School for the Blind
3815 Magnolia Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
Upon receipt of this information, the Superintendent's office will notify the LEA stating that MSB has received the material. Ms. Marsha Bryant, Student Services Coordinator, 314-776-4320, ext. 1200, will contact the LEA representative either for additional material or regarding the admission team's recommendation.