Sunbird ABA team serving USD 457 Garden City families
ABA therapy and IEP support for USD 457 Garden City families
How home and daycare ABA works alongside your child’s IEP — plus every USD 457 Garden City school and the neighborhoods they serve.
USD 457 Garden City at a glance
USD 457 Garden City serves about 7,300 students across 18 schools and 1 ZIP codes, with offices in Garden City — part of Finney County. Federal data lists about 6 school psychologists and about 13 school counselors on staff.
At the CDC's 1-in-31 estimate, roughly 236 USD 457 Garden City students may be autistic — so if you're navigating an IEP, an evaluation or a new diagnosis here, you are far from alone.
1 USD 457 Garden City schools offer preschool, which matters for families of 3- and 4-year-olds: the district can evaluate children from age 3 for special-education services, before kindergarten.
How ABA works alongside a USD 457 Garden City IEP
Think of the IEP as the school-day plan and ABA as the rest-of-the-day plan. Sunbird's sessions happen at home and at daycare, not in USD 457 Garden City classrooms — but the goals can and should line up.
- Ask for an evaluation in writing. If you think your child needs special-education support, put the request to your school (or the district's special-education office) in writing and keep a copy.
- Share what you have. Outside evaluations and an autism diagnosis help, though the school still runs its own eligibility evaluation.
- Bring the IEP to your BCBA. With your consent, your Sunbird BCBA reads the IEP goals so home goals reinforce them — the same words, the same expectations.
- Review together. IEPs are reviewed at least yearly. Bring progress notes from home; they help the team see the whole child.
ABA therapy for USD 457 Garden City families
Our team serves every ZIP code in the district with in-home ABA, daycare-based support and parent training. No diagnosis yet? We'll help you get an evaluation. Wondering what's typical? See signs of autism at age 3 and ABA vs. speech therapy.
Insurance is plan by plan, so we check yours for free — send a photo of your card and we'll call back with a plain-English answer, usually within a business day.
All 18 USD 457 Garden City schools
Find your child’s school — the ZIP link goes to that neighborhood’s page, with local numbers and how our team serves it. Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2022.
| School | Grades | Area | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Hubert Elementary School | K–6 | Garden City 67846 | 337 |
| Alta Brown Elem | K–4 | Garden City 67846 | 308 |
| Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Ctr | 5–6 | Garden City 67846 | 404 |
| Buffalo Jones Elem | K–4 | Garden City 67846 | 228 |
| Charles O Stones Intermediate Ctr | 5–8 | Garden City 67846 | 343 |
| Edith Scheuerman Elem | K–4 | Garden City 67846 | 180 |
| Florence Wilson Elem | K–4 | Garden City 67846 | 335 |
| GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall | K–12 | Garden City 67846 | 114 |
| Garden City High School | 9–12 | Garden City 67846 | 1,973 |
| Georgia Matthews Elem | K–4 | Garden City 67846 | 109 |
| Gertrude Walker Elem | K–4 | Garden City 67846 | 208 |
| Horace J. Good Middle School | 7–8 | Garden City 67846 | 697 |
| Jennie Barker Elem | K–6 | Garden City 67846 | 165 |
| Jennie Wilson Elem | PK–4 | Garden City 67846 | 800 |
| Kenneth Henderson Middle | 5–8 | Garden City 67846 | 384 |
| Plymell Elementary | K–6 | Garden City 67846 | 141 |
| USD 457 Virtual Academy | 7–12 | Garden City 67846 | 96 |
| Victor Ornelas Elem | K–4 | Garden City 67846 | 411 |
USD 457 Garden City: questions parents ask
Does Sunbird provide ABA inside USD 457 Garden City schools?
How do I get my child evaluated by USD 457 Garden City?
Is a school evaluation the same as an autism diagnosis?
Does insurance cover ABA for USD 457 Garden City families?
Start with one short call
Tell us your ZIP code and what you’re seeing. An intake advocate calls back — usually the same business day — with your coverage answer and an honest start timeline.
Neighborhoods USD 457 Garden City serves
Ready to talk about your child?
USD 457 Garden City families start with one short call. Yours can too.