Public Schools & Charter Schools

COTI works with public, private and public charter schools as well as other organizations providing services to children. COTI can provide:

• All the occupational therapy services for the entire district
• Services to supplement your current staff
• Extended School Year services
• Short term coverage
• Services for children attending home or virtual schools

COTI partners with school personnel to provide integrated services according to the programmatic needs of the school:

• Evaluation of each student’s abilities through a variety of functional, behavioral, and standardized assessments; skilled observation; checklists; histories and interviews; and collaboration with the interdisciplinary school team on the ETR and IEP.
• Individual therapy provided in the classroom environment or in a separate area based on the needs of the student.
• Small groups so students can practice skills in context with peers and are challenged to work collaboratively with peers.
• Response to intervention assistance can be given on an individual and/or school-wide level based on needs of the school and staff.
• Inservice training to share OT principles with staff to incorporate these concepts into the classroom schedule.
• After school groups that provide additional opportunities for learning by targeting specific skills to enhance occupational performance.
• Extended school year services can be provided as determined necessary by your district’s ESY program.
• Modifications to a student’s environment, activities, or assignments are necessary in order to increase participation.
• Second opinion evaluations offer an unbiased second opinion from an independent source in the evaluation of a student.
• Transition services to facilitate independence in life skills and/or employment as part of the interdisciplinary team.