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If you suspect your preschool age child is
exhibiting delays in his/her development, then contact the Tuttle Public
School District's Child Find Office at 381-2373. Our Child Find
Counselor will take the initial information over the phone and then set up a
meeting with you and your child.
The school personnel will need to obtain written permission
to conduct an individual, multidisciplinary evaluation to determine your
child's educational needs and to assist in possible identification of
suspected disabilities which may require special education and related
services. You will be asked to sign a Parent Consent form and the school
personnel will go over your Parent Rights under IDEA. The school
personnel will also indicate in writing on the Parent Consent form, which of
the disability categories under IDEA that they suspect prior to the
evaluation. The evaluation will be at no cost to you, yet we can not
conduct the evaluation without your written consent.
No actions will be taken with respect to the initial
provision of special education and related services to your child before
conducting the individual, multidisciplinary evaluation and determining if
your child is eligible for services. If your child is identified as
having a specific disability under IDEA, and is eligible for special education
and related services, then you will have the opportunity to participate in the
development of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for your child.
Parental written consent on the IEP is required for the initial placement of
your child. We can not provide special education and related services
without your written consent on the IEP. The school personnel will go
over your Parent Rights again at the eligibility meeting and the IEP meeting
(often these two meetings are held as one meeting, but can be 30 days
apart from the point of eligibility to the development of the IEP).
Please feel free to ask questions and clarification
regarding any portion of the test interpretation, eligibility, and the
development of the IEP. Your input regarding your child is vital to our
school personnel and in the development of the special education and related
services.
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