Child Find

This notice is to inform you that Salina Public schools is maintaining an ongoing Child Find search to locate, identify and evaluate any child age 3-21 with an established or suspected disability. Child Find efforts include all individuals age 3-21 not enrolled in school, as well as those who attend public and private schools, Head Start, state institutions, and other child care or treatment facilities. Children not of school age must reside in the boundaries of Salina Public Schools to be included in the child find efforts.

Salina Public Schools has established and maintains a comprehensive screening and multidisciplinary referral, evaluation, and eligibility process for the identification of children with suspected disabilities. Child Find activities contain a mandate for public awareness of contact, location and established screening procedures. Information regarding evaluation procedures is available at no cost to parent/guardian upon request by contacting The Salina Public Schools at 212 East Ferry Street Salina, Oklahoma. Phone contact is available at 918-434-5348.

As mandated by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Salina Public Schools is required to fully inform parents that personally identifiable information is maintained on all children who are referred and evaluated under the provisions of Child Find. The types of information sought may include but not limited to: Parent concerns, developmental, adaptive behavior, socio-cultural, health/medical, vision, hearing, motor, perceptual/processing, behavior, psychological, vocational and information gained through observations in the classroom or other environments.

It is the responsibility of the Salina Public Schools to inform parents/guardians of their rights under the Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The FERPA rights can be accessed on the Salina Public Schools web site under the Special Education tab.

Should you have any questions please contact Tammy Woods at 918-434-5135.

Notice of Non-Discrimination

Salina Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities.