Specialized Programs

Special Education Programs

 Individual Support Program 

Scott Robertson School offers an Individual Support Program for students in Grade 1 - 6 who have been diagnosed with severe physical, medical or multiple disabilities.

Students register for the program at their community school.

ISP Programming has yellow bus service available, there are no fees for this service.

Interactions

Scott Robertson School offers an Interactions for students in grade 1 - 6 who have been diagnosed with Autism (ASD).

Students register for the program at their community school.

Interactions Programming has yellow bus service available, there are no fees for this service.

 Pre-Kindergarten Program

For the 2026/27 school year, the Pre-Kindergarten Program requires that children qualify for the program before we can register them. To qualify for Pre-Kindergarten your child:

• must be born in 2022 or 2023

• must qualify based on Alberta Education criteria for Severe needs (i.e. severe speech language delay, Autism Spectrum disorder, Down Syndrome, behaviour disorder, or other medical disorders)

The Pre-Kindergarten program will run from September 2026 to June 2027 (5 days per week for 2.5 hours each day). Daily attendance in the program is a requirement to meet Alberta Education criteria. Bus transportation is available for those who qualify (based on address and assigned school placement).

If you want your child to be considered for enrolment in September 2026, please click on the link below. This is a central intake list for all of the Pre-Kindergarten sites in Edmonton Public Schools, therefore you only need to enter your child’s information once.

2026/27 Expression of Interest Form (click to access form) 

Program Delivery (subject to change)

• Half-day classes - five days per week (8:45-11:15 AM or 12:30 - 3:00 PM)
• 10-11 children per class
• Playful and engaging learning environment

Each class has a team of professionals including a Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist and Music Therapist who work with a teacher and classroom staff to help children get an excellent start to learning. 

Specialized Therapy & Education Play Program (STEPP)

In conjunction with the PUF program, Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) funds a Specialized Services Program at Scott Robertson School . The STEP Program provides intensive intervention for families of children with severe needs that significantly limit their ability to participate in normal daily living activities.  FSCD determines eligibility based on a number of criteria which include; the child has critical service needs in two or more areas including behavior, communication and social skills, physical abilities, cognitive abilities or self-help and adaptive functioning, and that the family needs support to acquire specific skills and learn strategies to help promote the  growth of their child’s development and participation.

The STEP Program and PKP teams work together to ensure that strategies and goals for each child are consistent across environments (classroom,  the child’s home and community settings). The STEPP specialists collaborate with the PUF specialists assigned to each child’s classroom to ensure all strategies are consistent in each environment. STEPP staff attends meetings with PKP/Community school teams to collaborate and provide any new information about the children’s programming needs.

The focus of the STEPP program is parent education.  Parent education occurs through regular individualized home visits with a Behavior Interventionist, Consultants, Program Coordinator, parent in-services and group community outings.  Parents should plan on participating in programming once or more per week.

 The STEPP Team consists of: 

• SLP
• OT
• Behavior Consultant
• Program Coordinator

 Rosecrest School Site

The Rosecrest program provides individualized programming to children who have severe to profound physical and medical developmental disabilities. Assistive technology is utilized to develop functional and communication skills to enhance students' quality of life. All children live at Rosecrest home and are followed extensively by doctors and are provided daily nursing care. Children are eligible to live at Rosecrest Homes from birth until 18 years of age and the education program services children from age 6 to 18 years of age or until the child no longer resides at Rosecrest.

Students must have a contract with, and reside within, Rosecrest Homes in order to be eligible for school programming.