Chelsea Lord is a family specialist with New Hanover County’s early childhood department. She recently received New Hanover Smart Start’s ‘Children’s Champion’ award.
As a family specialist, she helps with enrollment and support of pre-K student caseloads throughout the district. She also sometimes helps teachers in moments of student dysregulation and provides support for in-class instruction.
Lord said there are misconceptions about who can qualify for NHCS pre-K. She said qualifying factors can include income level and showing an educational need, which can be academic, cognitive, language, or physical. They typically use the Brigance screening tool to identify those needs…