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Child Find

Our District Child Find Teams Have Been Busy with Developmental Screenings for
Children this 2020-2021 School Year!!

The purpose of Child Find is to discover whether your child has special learning needs, to identify what those
needs are, and to provide the programs and services which will best address them. These are the steps in the
Child Find Process:

Screening: An appointment is scheduled with the Child Find office, to find out about your child’s skills, and
to screen vision and hearing. The screening, conducted at the Child Find office in your area, helps determine
whether further evaluation is needed, and if so, what kind(s). If screening results and other available
information about your child show a need for further assessment, an appointment for more in-depth evaluation
will be scheduled. If the screening shows that your child has appropriate skills for his or her age, no further
evaluation will be needed.

Safety is our number one concern for students during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Look at our wonderful Child
Find staff working hard to complete screenings and evaluations with PPE.

Evaluation: Recommended evaluations may include speech/language, intellectual, developmental, emotional/
behavioral, audiological, occupational therapy, physical therapy and/or communication (sensory impaired)
assessments. Test reports from outside sources may be used to determine program eligibility in place of
School District-provided evaluations, if they include all the information needed to meet district and State
eligibility guidelines. In some cases, the District may determine that further evaluation is necessary.

Eligibility and placement: following completion of the evaluation, a
meeting is scheduled to discuss results with you and to determine whether
your child is eligible for a pre-kindergarten exceptional student program.
If your child is determined eligible, an Individual Education Plan (IEP)
will be written, with your participation, to outline identified needs and the
services which might best meet those needs. This eligibility/placement
meeting is required by law before a child may begin receiving services.
Your involvement is extremely important!

FDLRS Alpha/ Child Find
Phone (561) 434-7337
Website: https://www.fdlrsalpha.org/child-find

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