The Department of Exceptional Education in the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) System provides services for all eligible students between the age of three and the age of twenty-one inclusive. MNPS offers a wide range of services to meet the needs of individual students as determined through the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process. 

For more information on how to secure exceptional education services, visit our "Where to Start" page, or read the "Child Find" information.

For information about services available for children ages 0-3, visit state's Early Intervention System.

Placement in any Exceptional Education Program requires eligibility based on the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)

20 U.S.C. 1412 (5) (A); 34 C.F.R. 300.550 and/or Tennessee Law T.C.A. 49-10-101 et. seq.

For any additional information, please contact the Department of Exceptional Education, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools at 259-8698.

 
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