Child Find
Preschool-Aged Children
The Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District offers free developmental screenings for preschool children between the ages of 3 to 5 years who live in the school district and are not already receiving special education services, or enrolled in Kindergarten.
The screenings will check a child's speech, motor, cognitive, adaptive, and social development. For an appointment call 928-634-2191. The next preschool Child Find will be August 2021
Arizona Early Intervention program also offers developmental screenings for children age birth to three years; 1-800-237-3007 or visit them online at www.azdes.gov/azeip.
School-Aged Children
Students in the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District who are suspected of having a disability are initially referred to a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), an Intervention Team that will review the data about the student and will determine if interventions are needed in the student’s classroom. A follow-up meeting is scheduled to review the results of the interventions to determine success and document the learning outcome. The Intervention Team determines whether a referral for Special Education will be recommended.
What is Child Find?
Child Find is a component of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA ’04) that requires states to locate, identify, and evaluate all children with disabilities; ages birth through 21, who are in need of specialized education or related services.
Child Find dates for 21-22 school year:
August 11th
September 1st
October 6th
November 3rd
December 1st
January 12th
February 2nd
March 2nd
April 6th