Child Find

• Parents may contact the student’s teacher or the school psychologist to discuss concerns and ask questions about academic and/ or behavioral progress and overall development in comparison to others in the classroom.

• An inquiry can be accepted from a teacher, parent, or other significant person in the student’s life.

• The School Intervention Assistance Team (IAT) will consider your request for evaluation and will contact you with questions or need for additional information as your request is considered. Supports and/or interventions may be put in place for your student during this time, if such supports are not already in place

• Within 30 days, the School Psychologist will ask you to give consent to the evaluation or will notify you formally that the district does not suspect a disability and will not move forward with an evaluation at this time.

This student would participate in Child Find through the Nonpublic procedures outlined in the Nonpublic section below.

Children in Ohio are required to attend a school or be home schooled at the age of 6 through the age of 16.  The student would need to enroll in a public, private, or home school before an evaluation could be completed.

• The Preschool Team for Child Find receives referrals for all preschoolers including Preschool Headstart students who may need intervention or intervention and evaluation.

• A member of the Preschool team will invite parents and/or teachers to a team meeting to discuss the evaluation and eligibility process. Parents are a critical part of the Child Find team for their child and will participate in the entire process.

• If the team suspects a disability, a parent will be requested to give consent and the evaluation will be completed within 60 days. At the completion of the evaluation, the Child Find team meets to review the results and possible Special Education service options through CPS.

• The Preschool Child Find Team will be your contact throughout this process.

Students who attend nonpublic schools located within the geographic boundaries of the Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) district are eligible for referral, evaluation and determination of eligibility for special education regardless of the child’s district of residence.

Students who are home schooled and reside within the CPS district are also eligible for referral, evaluation and determination of eligibility for special education.

Referrals for special education evaluation may be submitted by a parent, school personnel, or other interested party.