I2100 - Child Identification Procedures

The District's Child Find Efforts include:

1. Public awareness.  District child find activities will involve local media resources and direct contact activities, such as presentations at community meetings, business group meetings, services agencies or advocacy organizations.
   1. The district will provide information about special education services in the district and the district's special education referral process to public and private facilities located in the district, including day care centers, homeless shelters, group homes, county jails, hospitals, medical offices and other facilities that serve children birth to 21 years old.
   2. The district will provide information about special education services and how to make a referral to any migrant education programs operating in the district.
2. Notice of confidentiality.  Before any major child find activity, the district will publish notice in newspapers or other media, or both, informing parents that confidentiality requirements apply to these activities.  Circulation for this notice must be adequate to inform parents within the district's jurisdication.
3. Staff awareness.  The district will ensure that staff are knowledgeable of the characteristics of disabilities and the referral procedures for students, including preschool children, suspected of having disabilities.
4. Communication to parents.  District staff shall inform parents about the availability of special education services in the district and provide them with information about initiating referral for special education evaluation, including the information about early intervention/early childhood special education services (EVECSE) and the designated referral and evaluation agencies with which the district collaborates.