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Best Special Needs Schools in Frankfort, Indiana (2026)

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Community Schools of Frankfort

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Frankfort, INGrades PreK-12

Community Schools of Frankfort (CSF) is dedicated to creating a nurturing and inclusive environment for all students, particularly those with unique learning needs. Serving a diverse student body, CSF focuses on providing tailored educational experiences for children from early childhood through high school, including those with language-based learning disabilities and twice-exceptional learners. The school's mission emphasizes excellence in education, ensuring that every child has the opportunity to thrive through a rigorous curriculum that integrates technology and real-world applications. Key programs are built around three foundational pillars: literacy, fostering community engagement, and preparing students for post-secondary success. CSF stands out for its commitment to low student-teacher ratios, which allows for personalized attention and support tailored to each student's needs. Additionally, the school promotes strong partnerships with families and the community to cultivate a sense of belonging and pride. This collaborative approach, combined with state-of-the-art facilities and ongoing professional development for staff, ensures that all students are equipped to achieve their fullest potential in a safe and supportive environment.

  • High school
  • Learning differences
  • Twice-exceptional
  • Private school
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Frankfort Covenant Academy

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Frankfort, INGrades 5-12

Frankfort Christian Academy is a private K5-12 Christian school in Frankfort. Athletics teams are the Royals. Classes are taught from a Christian worldview, with the Bible as the foundation of each class. Curriculum options named on the academics page include A Beka, ACE, Alpha and Omega, and AIG. Learning settings include ACE Learning Centers and traditional classrooms. Students set daily goals, track work on a star chart, and complete self-evaluations before tests, following the ACE approach of working at an individual pace. A 2026-27 school supply list is posted, and families can make payments online. Athletics run alongside the academic program. The school is private and Christ-centered rather than a public or special-education campus.

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  • Christian K5-12 school
  • ACE and traditional classrooms
  • Athletics
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Community Schools of Frankfort (CSF) runs its own Exceptional Needs department for students in the district. CSF is responsible for locating, identifying, and evaluating every child from age 3 up to age 22 with a suspected disability who lives within district boundaries, and eligible students receive special education and related services at no cost.

If you suspect a disability, CSF asks you to start with your child's classroom teacher, building counselor, or administrator. Options include interventions through the district's Response to Instruction process or an evaluation by a multidisciplinary team. Depending on the concern, that team can include a school psychologist, a speech-language pathologist, general and special education teachers, occupational and physical therapists, a nurse, and a counselor. CSF describes inclusion as one part of a continuum of services, with each student's access set by individual needs.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Special Needs Schools in Frankfort

Who should I talk to first about a possible disability in Frankfort schools?
CSF asks families to contact the classroom teacher, building counselor, or an administrator at your child's school. Together you can look at Response to Instruction interventions or an evaluation by a multidisciplinary team. If you want an evaluation, say so plainly and in writing. Our evaluation request guide walks through the letter.
How do I get my child on the CSF preschool list?
CSF holds an annual PreK and Kindergarten Round-Up each spring. The district asks families to contact the school to put a child on the PreK registration list because spots are limited. Preschool enrollment is separate from special education. If your three- or four-year-old may have a disability, CSF's Child Find duty applies whether or not a PreK seat opens.
My toddler is in First Steps. When does CSF get involved?
Indiana's roadmap starts transition at 30 months, when First Steps sends the school district basic information about potentially eligible children. With your consent, CSF attends First Steps' transition planning conference or gives you information about special education. You then choose whether to pursue an evaluation. If your child is eligible, the IEP must be in place by the third birthday.
Will my child with an IEP be in a separate classroom?
Not necessarily. CSF says it builds an inclusive learning environment and treats inclusion as one part of the special education continuum. Every student has access to that continuum of services based on individual needs, rather than one fixed setting for every child with an IEP. Your child's case conference committee decides. See our IEP guide.

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