PUBLIC NOTICE
CHILD FIND
East Central BOCES and/or its member districts would like to locate all 3 through 21 year olds, who may have a disability.
The Colorado Department of Education maintains a comprehensive child identification system consistent with Part B of IDEA and ensures that each Local Education Agency (LEA), in collaboration with a variety of community resources, assumes the leadership role in establishing and maintaining a process in their community for the purpose of locating, identifying and evaluating all children, 3 through 21 years, who may have a disability and may be eligible for special education services under Part B of IDEA.
If you have any concerns about your child’s growth in -
Speech/Language Development
Learning
Vision and/or Hearing
Social and/or Emotional Development
Physical Motor Development
Ages 3 through 5 year-old concerns should be directed to the following:
Cheyenne County (Cheyenne Wells and Kit Carson Schools)
Lincoln County (Genoa-Hugo, Karval & Limon Schools)
Yuma County (Idalia & Liberty Schools)
Kit Carson County (Arriba-Flagler, Bethune, Burlington, Stratton, & Hi-Plains Schools)
Arapahoe County (Byers, Deer Trail, Strasburg & Bennett Schools)
Washington County (Arickaree & Woodlin Schools)
Adams County (Bennett, Strasburg, Byers and Deer Trail Schools)
Elbert County (Agate & Kiowa Schools)
Please contact: Stacey Brown, Child Find Coordinator – BOCES Office (719) 775-2342, ext. 133; cell 719-760-0670 or via email – staceyb@ecboces.org
All 5 through 21 year-old concerns should be directed to the local school district administrator, special education teacher, East Central BOCES (719) 775-2342, ext. 101.
The East Central BOCES member schools are: Bennett, Strasburg, Byers, Deer Trail, Agate, Woodlin, Arickaree, Limon, Genoa-Hugo, Karval, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Cheyenne Wells, Arriba-Flagler, Hi-Plains, Stratton, Bethune, Burlington, Liberty, and Idalia.
References: IDEA, Part B, Section 300.125
ECEA CCR 301-8 2220-R-4.01-4.04(4)
East Central BOCES Comprehensive Plan Section III Process of Identifying