- San Marcos Consolidated ISD
- Child Find
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Child Find (34 CFR § 300.111 Child Find) refers to a federal law that requires local education agencies (LEAs), which include public school districts and charter schools, to identify, locate, and evaluate all children with disabilities residing within their jurisdictions who need special education and related services.
San Marco CISD efforts include advertising the availability of services through media, public notices, staff training, community health fairs and letters to private schools, physicians, nursing homes, group homes, and hospitals.
Special services are available to eligible infants, children, and young adults (birth through 21 years of age) identified with a disability who may be experiencing difficulties in one or more of the following areas:
- Autism
- Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Deaf-Blindness
- Emotional Disability
- Intellectual Disability
- Other Health Impairment
- Orthopedic Impairment
- Specific Learning Disability
- Speech/Language Impairment
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Visual Impairment
Who do I contact?
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Children Ages Birth to 3
For children birth – age 3, Early Intervention services are also available. Please call the HHS Office of the Ombudsman at 1-877-787-8999, select a language, and then select Option 3. The Ombudsman staff will ask for your zip code, county or city and provide the name and number of the local ECI program. Callers with hearing impairment may use the relay option of their choice or dial 7-1-1 to connect with Relay Texas.
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Students Ages 3 to 5
San Marcos CISD offers Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) services for students ages 3 to 5 who have been identified with at least one disability as defined by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and require specialized instruction. Parents, guardians, and/or community agencies with suspicions that their early childhood student may have a disability and may need specialized instruction and services should complete the ECSE Form linked below and we will contact you regarding your child and your interest in special education services.
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Students Ages 5 to 21
My child currently attends a San Marcos CISD campus. I would like them to evaluate my child. What is the process?
- You may contact your child's campus administrator and request an evaluation. Your request may be written or verbal and the campus has 15 calendar days to respond to your request.
- SPED TEX Video
I am moving to San Marcos CISD and my child has special education services through our current district. What is the enrollment process?
- All campuses in San Marcos CISD are equipped to provide a range of special education services.
- Begin by enrolling your child at the home campus based on your address.
- Enrollment site
- How to find your home school
- Reach out to the campus Registrar to let them know your child accesses special education services. If you are able to provide the most recent evaluation (Full Individual Evaluation or FIE) and/or paperwork from the most recent IEP/ARD meeting, that would be helpful!
- The team on your child’s home campus will work to determine how San Marcos CISD can most closely match services to the most recent recommendations from your last school
- Parents will be invited to a meeting with the campus staff to review recommendations and discuss any further information that is required.
My child attends a charter school, and we live within San Marcos CISD boundaries. What services/supports are available to us?
- Charter schools are public schools that receive federal funding. Special education services should be addressed by your charter school’s staff.
My child attends a private school. What services/supports are available to us?
- Depending on the type of school and where it is physically located, our staff can help you determine what local school district is responsible for providing supports/evaluation services. Please email childfind@smcisd.net and include your home address, the name and address of your child’s private school, and whether your child has ever been evaluated for school-based special education services.
My family homeschools/attends a local private school. What services/supports are available to us?
- Proportionate Share is a program where a student can access a portion of the services on their IEP (Individual Education Program) while continuing to access homeschool or private school. Please email childfind@smcisd.net for more information.
