Watch for the dates at your local school. A parent or a physician, nurse, teacher at a state or county residential facility, psychologist, social worker or administrator of a social agency who has reasonable cause to believe that a child brought to him or her for services is a child with a disability has a legal duty to report the child to the school district in which the child resides. Before referring the child, the person making the referral must inform the child's parent that the referral will be made. The referral must be in writing and must include the reason why the person believes the child is a child with a disability. When the district receives the referral, after obtaining the parent's consent, it will appoint an M-team to evaluate the child for eligibility for special education.
Many educational opportunities are available in the community for children with disabilities.
The school district provides special education and related services for children ages 3 to 21 with cognitive disabilities, orthopedic impairments, other health impairments, autism, traumatic brain injuries, visual handicaps, hearing handicaps, speech and language handicaps, learning disabilities, and emotional disturbances. The County Board provides special education and related services for children with disabilities ages birth to 3. The school district offers special education and related services for children ages 3 through 5 with significant developmental delays. The school district maintains pupil records containing personally identifiable information gathered during screening for each child referred for M-team evaluation. The school district maintains pupil records in the interest of students to assist in providing appropriate educational experiences.