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FIND GUIDELINES
 CHILD FIND MANDATORY Under the Individuals with Disabilities
Act (IDEA) 1997, all public agencies including charter schools have an
obligation to identify, locate, evaluate, and serve all children with disabilities.
This process is called Child Find. Each charter must maintain a system and
have written comprehensive operating procedures or guidelines that address
Child Find for students who are:
- Applying for admission
- Already enrolled in the charter
- Transferring from a district or another program
- Transitioning to the charter from an Early Childhood Intervention Program, or
- Birth to age two and not yet identified
The guidelines should address the designation and responsibilities of the person
or persons responsible for the Child Find process and public awareness
efforts of the charter to inform students and their families of education
opportunities available to students with disabilities within the charter school.
Information regarding Child Find should be posted in visible places around the
campus or written information regarding the process should be available for
parents in the charter school office or given at the time of enrollment. Please
contact your regional Education Service Center for more information and
resources regarding the Child Find system.
STUDENT TRANSFER SYSTEM (STS)
will be available to charter schools August 19, 2002 through September
13, 2002. Charter schools must submit student transfer information during
these dates in order for the system to determine compliance/noncompliance
status. The system cannot function until every charter school
in the state submits this information. The system will be closed
September 13, 2002 at 4:30 p.m. to ensure that all charter schools have
submitted transfer data, to compare data from charter schools and districts,
and to calculate compliance/noncompliance. It will reopen September 30,
2002, at which time charter schools will be informed of their status and
may resume data entry.
To access STS and submit your 2002-2003 student transfers, you must have
a TEASE USER ID. To apply for a TEASE USER ID, please complete the TEASE
USER ID application form at www.tea.state.tx.us/eeo
and link onto STS Application Request, which includes a data confidentiality
statement that you must complete, sign, and fax to the number on the form.
You will be notified via e-mail of your TEASE USER ID and password prior
to August 19. Once you have your TEASE USER ID and can access the Student
Transfer System, you will find step-by-step procedures for submitting
student transfer information and technical assistance. Please note that
failure to report will result in noncompliance with the federal court
order. Contact Pamela Williams at 512-463-9519 for questions.
BOARD TRAINING As soon as
the Commissioner's Rules regarding Board Training have been finalized,
the Resource Center will proceed with the Charter School Board Training
Project which will then be in compliance with HB6. Watch the Friday
Fax® for the schedule of the Resource Center Board Training that
will be offered in your geographic area at no cost to charters.
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