Child Find

Special Education Child Find Notice

 

Child Find is a component of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) 2004 that requires States and Local Education Agencies (school districts and charter schools) to identify, locate, and evaluate all children with disabilities residing in the State, regardless of the severity of their disabilities, and who are in need of special education and related services (34 CFR§ 300.111). Child Find is a continuous process of public awareness activities, screening and evaluation designed to locate, identify, and evaluate children with disabilities who are in need of Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Programs (Part C) or Special Education and Related Services (Part B).  If you have questions regarding a special education evaluation, please contact the Director of Special Education, Lori Spencer at 830-484-3390 or by email at [email protected]

 

Beginning with the 2017 school year, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) changed the way it reports special education enrollment in school systems. TEA no longer includes a target for a school system’s total numbers of students in special education as part of state monitoring.

 

Special Education Eligibility in Texas:

SB 139 Notice to Families (English Version)

SB 139 Notice to Families (Spanish Version)

 

504 Child Find Notice

 

Pursuant to section 504 of the rehabilitation act of 1973, the district has a duty to identify, refer, evaluate and if eligible, provide a free, appropriate public education to disabled students. For additional information about the rights of parents of eligible children, or for answers to any questions you might have about identification, evaluation and placement into section 504 programs, please contact the district’s Section 504 Coordinator Lori Spencer by phone at 830-484-3390 or by email at [email protected].

 

 

Helpful Resources 

 

Region 20

• Child Find Brochure - English
• Child Find Brochure - Spanish