A Committee on Preschool Special Education includes:

• Parent(s) of the student
• Regular education teacher of the child whenever the child is or may be participating in the regular education environment
• Special education teacher of the child or, if appropriate, special education provider of the child
• School district representative who is qualified to provide or supervise special education and is knowledgeable about the general curriculum and the availability of preschool special education programs and services and other resources of the school district and the municipality (This person is the Chairperson of the Committee.)
• An individual who understands and can talk about the evaluation results and how these results effect instruction (This person may also be the special education teacher/provider, regular education teacher, school psychologist, school district representative or someone that the school district determines has knowledge or special expertise regarding the student.)

• An additional parent member of a child with a disability residing in the school district or a neighboring school district and whose child in enrolled in a preschool or elementary level education program, if specifically requested in writing by the parent of the student or by a member of the committee at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.
• A licensed or certified professional from the Department of Health’s Early Intervention Program (for a child in transition from the Early Intervention Program.)
• Other people that have knowledge or special expertise regarding the child, including related services personnel as appropriate (as requested by the parent or school district.)
• A county representative (A certified or licensed preschool representative from the municipality must be notified of scheduled meetings; however the CPSE meeting can be held whether or not the municipal representative attends