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Child Find at Premont ISD
Child Find is offered to general education students who may need special education services. An ARD committee must determine how a student's different learning style or disability affects participation in age-appropriate activities. Access to Child Find is part of your child's Free and Appropriate Public Education.
Do know a child who might be in need of Special Education Services?
Child Find is a process designed to identify, locate and evaluate individuals (birth through 21 years of age) with disabilities who may need special education services.
Services are available at no cost to families of all eligible individuals ages birth to 21 years of age.
For more information, please call 1-800-221-8757 or contact your local school district at:
Mrs. Ashley Cantu
Premont ISD Special Education Department
PO Box 530
Premont, Tx. 78375
For more information concerning child care services for children with disabilities call 1-888-876-0473.
Information is provided by the Education Service Center, Region 2.
Notice to Families
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, also known as IDEA, is a federal law that gives eligible students with disabilities the right to receive special education services and assistance in school. To be eligible for special education services, a student with a disability must need instruction that is specially designed to meet the student’s unique needs based on that disability.
Beginning with the 2017 school year, the Texas Education Agency changed the way it reports special education enrollment in school systems. TEA no longer includes a target for a school system’s total numbers of students in special education as part of state monitoring. For special education representation, TEA only reports on overrepresentation within certain race, ethnicity and disability categories, as required by federal law. School systems cannot use this reporting data to delay, deny or prevent a referral for an evaluation for special education services.
Who Can Request an Evaluation for Special Education?
Who Can Request an Evaluation for Special Education?
Parent/Guardian: A parent or guardian has the right to request a special education evaluation at any time. This request can be made verbally or through writing to the district's special education director. If your child is preschool age and not yet enrolled in school, send the letter or make the verbal request to the district’s special education director. A parent or guardian has the right to request a special education evaluation at any time.
Premont ISD Special Education Director: Ashley Cantu (361) 348-3915 ext. 2015 / acantu@premontisd.net
School: If the school knows or has reason to suspect that the student has a disability and a need for special education services, the school must refer the student for a special education evaluation. More information on evaluation timelines can be found at:
https://fw.esc18.net/fdpmobile/Webforms/GetDocument.aspx?DocumentID=1518
Overview of Special Education For Parents (TEA Document)
Overview of Special Education for Parents (TEA Document) (English).pdfOverview of Special Education for Parents (TEA Document) (Spanish).pdfAdditional Child Find Information
Referral Process: Referrals may be initiated by parents, (ECI) Early Childhood Intervention agencies or campus staff.
Students receiving services through ECI will be transitioned into the public school system starting as early as 120 days prior to their third birthday.
A physician or community agency may recommend that your child be referred for evaluation, however the parent must initiate the request with the district.
Eligibility: Your child must have a disability as defined through federal and state guidelines. As a result of this disability, your child must demonstrate an educational need for services.
Disability categories include the following:
Disability categories include the following:
Autism
Deaf-Blind*
Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Emotional Disability
Intellectual Disability
Learning Disability
Multiple Impairment
Orthopedic Impairment
Other Health Impairment
Speech/Language Impairment
Traumatic Brain Injury
Visual Impairment*
Developmental Delay
*Services may begin at birth for children with visual and/or auditory impairments.
Disability Condition Eligibility Definitions (Texas SPED Support)
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