Museum School Child Find Policy & Procedures

The Museum School is required by IDEA to identify and locate and evaluate all children with disabilities who need special education and related services. To do so, the Museum School is required to conduct what are known as Child Find activities. At the Museum School these activities may include:

• Include targeted questions regarding areas of need and/or previous Special Education services in enrollment packets.
• Carefully screen the files and enrollment documentation of all children transferring into the Museum School to identify children who may have been receiving special services in their prior LEA/district.
• Provide information to parents that explains the Museum School’s special services and who to contact if they suspect their child may have a disability.
• Utilizing a clear parent and teacher referral system. At the Museum School this is called the Student Success Team process.
• Provide annual in-service activities to assist teachers in making appropriate referrals.
• Screen all children entering kindergarten to identify children with suspected disabilities.
• Review files of all students with a health plan to screen for suspected disabilities.
• Publish a child find notice on the Museum School website.
• Send Child Find notices to community agencies in conjunction with preschool screening activities.