Child Find

Key points and important resources for local education agencies (LEAs) to consider for receiving referrals and requests for initial evaluations.

Key points and resources for obtaining informed consent for evaluations and special education evaluations and services.

LEAs must have established outreach activities designed to locate children with disabilities who reside within the jurisdiction of the LEA.

Child Find Guidance provides resources to assist LEAs with the child find process.

Provides information about determining the presence of a DHH disability and educational need.

Key points and resources for local education agencies (LEAs) to consider for implementing child find.

This guide supports school teams in analyzing student data and information to make informed decisions regarding referrals for special education.

Use this tool to graph responses from the Student Data Review Guide to obtain a visual representation of the student’s needs in the various areas.

Overview of the various timelines for an initial evaluation and ARD committee meetings.