Child Find
Williamson County in compliance with federal and
state law performs a countywide child find. Child find uses screening
to find students who may need special education services and supports.
There are two types of screening. The first is a general screening of
preschool age children in the county. The other kind of screening is
only for school age children. A child can be referred for screening by
school personnel, the family, and/or individuals in the county (physicians,
child care providers, etc.) This should be done any time
it is suspected that a child has a disability. Children can be
screened for the following areas:
hearing
vision
speech
social skills
general health
dental health
growth
For further information
please contact student support services.
Gifted
Child Find
Intellectual giftedness is found
throughout diverse populations and crosses all economic and cultural
boundaries. In order to identify all children and youth with high intellectual
potential, community residents and school personnel are encouraged to help
in this identification process. Each school has a team of professionals
who help identify children who may need assistance in the classroom. This may
include students with high academic achievement, creative thinking and
intelligence.
Systematic Grade Level Screening
In Tennessee, each district is required
to conduct a system-wide grade level screening in at least one elementary
grade. In Williamson County, the grade level screening is conducted in third
grade where data about every student is systematically reviewed. A school
screening team is suggested to include the current 3rd grade
classroom teacher, the gifted education consulting teacher, school psychologist,
and school counselor. The purpose of the team is to identify a pool of
candidates for individual screening and to review students who are determined to
be at-risk. They may determine that no individual screenings are necessary.
Individual
screenings help determine if a student is in need of gifted education services.
When an individual screening is determined to be appropriate, parental consent
is needed. At this stage, achievement testing, a gifted screening,
and curriculum testing may be administered. The outcome from this additional
data may indicate no further assessment is needed or a full evaluation is
recommended. When no further evaluation is indicated from the data, the
screening team completes a Response to Individual Screening which shares results
from the assessment data reviewed. Recommendations for accommodations may be
provided. When no further evaluation is indicated, the results are sent to the
parents unless the parent requests a meeting to go over more detailed
information from the screening. When a full evaluation is recommended, a
GEIT
meeting is scheduled and the GEIT process followed.
Gifted Services
Student Support
Services
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