Common use of Child Find Clause in Contracts

Child Find. The Lackland Independent School District (LISD or “the District”) has an obligation to identify, locate and evaluate each child, birth to age 21 inclusive, residing within the jurisdiction of the District who has a disability or is suspected of having a disability, regardless of the severity of the disability, and who is in need of special education and related services. This Child Find obligation—mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA or, more commonly, IDEA) and Texas special education law 1—extends to all children with disabilities, including those who are homeless, highly mobile, migrants, in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care, homeschooled, court-involved or attending private schools within the jurisdiction of the District.2 The District annually notifies and informs the Lackland ISD community of a student’s right to a free appropriate public education and the programs and services available to eligible students, as well as the right to request an evaluation for special education and related services. The District endeavors to distribute written information in both English and Spanish to every enrolled student’s family regarding IDEA’s Child Find and free appropriate public education (FAPE) requirements, to inform them of the options and requirements for identifying students who may be suspected of having a disability and have an educational need for special education and specially designed instruction. The District’s community-wide efforts may include: • publishing a Child Find notice in a local newspaper of general circulation; • posting or linking the District’s Child Find notice on the District's website; and • placing a Child Find notice in locations where potentially eligible children and their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) are likely to see it, like disability-related community agencies, hospitals or daycare centers. The District’s Child Find notice is included in both English and Spanish in the District’s Student Code of Conduct or Parent Student Handbook at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/images/v1597445350/lacklandisdnet/ni9ncydmnzlnk1dvbqr3/Paren tStudentHandbook2020-21.pdf which is updated annually (and/or) The District’s Child Find notice is available to the public and to parents in both English and Spanish on the District’s website ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/departments/curriculum-and-instruction/special- education/child-find . Together with the District’s annual Child Find notice, the District includes information indicating where members of the Lackland ISD community can access the District’s processes and procedures for initiating a referral for special education services eligibility evaluation.3 The District also offers annual training to teachers and staff regarding the District’s responsibility to actively identify and appropriately refer for evaluation students suspected of 1 34 C. F.R. § 300.111(a); Tex. Ed. Code § 29.001 2 34 C.F.R. § 300.111(c). Homeless and highly mobile students are served via the District’s homeless education ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/departments/curriculum-and-instruction/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-supports as part of the District’s participa tion in TEA’s Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth (TEHCY) progra m. 3 Tex. Ed. Code § 29.023(b) being in need of special education and related services, consistent with these Special Education Operating Procedures (“Operating Procedures”). 1.1 What steps does the District take prior to an initial evaluation to ensure students are identified and evaluated for special education appropriately and in a timely manner? 1.2 Who is eligible for the District’s program of special education and related services?

Child Find. The Lackland Highland Independent School District (LISD HISD or “the District”) has an obligation to identify, locate and evaluate each child, birth to age 21 inclusive, residing within the jurisdiction of the District who has a disability or is suspected of having a disability, regardless of the severity of the disability, and who is in need of special education and related services. This Child Find obligation—mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA or, more commonly, IDEA) and Texas special education law 1law1—extends to all children with disabilities, including those who are homeless, highly mobile, migrants, in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care, homeschooled, court-involved or attending private schools within the jurisdiction of the District.2 The District annually notifies and informs the Lackland Highland ISD community of a student’s right to a free appropriate public education and the programs and services available to eligible students, as well as the right to request an evaluation for special education and related services. The District endeavors to distribute written information in both English and Spanish to every enrolled student’s family regarding IDEA’s Child Find and free appropriate public education (FAPE) requirements, to inform them of the options and requirements for identifying students who may be suspected of having a disability and have an educational need for special education and specially designed instruction. The District’s community-wide efforts may include: • publishing a Child Find notice in a local newspaper of general circulation; • posting or linking the District’s Child Find notice on the District's website; and • placing a Child Find notice in locations where potentially eligible children and their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) are likely to see it, like disability-related community agencies, hospitals or daycare centers. The District’s Child Find notice is included in both English and Spanish in the District’s Student Code of Conduct or Parent Student Handbook at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/images/v1597445350/lacklandisdnet/ni9ncydmnzlnk1dvbqr3/Paren tStudentHandbook2020-21.pdf which is updated annually (and/or) The District’s Child Find notice is available to the public and to parents in both English and Spanish on the District’s website ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/departments/curriculum-and-instruction/special- education/child-find annually. Together with the District’s annual Child Find notice, the District includes information indicating where members of the Lackland Highland ISD community can access the District’s processes and procedures for initiating a referral for special education services eligibility evaluation.3 The District also offers annual training to teachers and staff regarding the District’s responsibility to actively identify and appropriately refer for evaluation students suspected of 1 34 C. F.R. § 300.111(a); Tex. Ed. Code § 29.001 2 34 C.F.R. § 300.111(c). Homeless and highly mobile students are served via the District’s homeless education ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/departments/curriculum-and-instruction/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-supports as part of the District’s participa tion in TEA’s Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth (TEHCY) progra m. 3 Tex. Ed. Code § 29.023(b) being in need of special education and related services, consistent with these Special Education Operating Procedures (“Operating Procedures”). 1.1 What steps does the District take prior to an initial evaluation to ensure students are identified and evaluated for special education appropriately and in a timely manner? 1.2 Who is eligible for the District’s program of special education and related services?]

Child Find. The Lackland Independent School District (LISD or “the District”) has an obligation to identify, locate and evaluate each child, birth to age 21 inclusive, residing within the jurisdiction of the District who has a disability or is suspected of having a disability, regardless of the severity of the disability, and who is in need of special education and related services. This Child Find obligation—mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA or, more commonly, IDEA) and Texas special education law 1law1—extends to all children with disabilities, including those who are homeless, highly mobile, migrants, in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care, homeschooled, court-involved or attending private schools within the jurisdiction of the District.2 The District annually notifies and informs the Lackland ISD community of a student’s right to a free appropriate public education and the programs and services available to eligible students, as well as the right to request an evaluation for special education and related services. The District endeavors to distribute written information in both English and Spanish to every enrolled student’s family regarding IDEA’s Child Find and free appropriate public education (FAPE) requirements, to inform them of the options and requirements for identifying students who may be suspected of having a disability and have an educational need for special education and specially designed instruction. The District’s community-wide efforts may include: • publishing a Child Find notice in a local newspaper of general circulation; • posting or linking the District’s Child Find notice on the District's website; and • placing a Child Find notice in locations where potentially eligible children and their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) are likely to see it, like disability-related community agencies, hospitals or daycare centers. The District’s Child Find notice is included in both English and Spanish in the District’s Student Code of Conduct or Parent Student Handbook at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/images/v1597445350/lacklandisdnet/ni9ncydmnzlnk1dvbqr3/Paren tStudentHandbook2020-21.pdf which is updated annually (and/or) The District’s Child Find notice is available to the public and to parents in both English and Spanish on the District’s website ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/departments/curriculum-and-instruction/special- education/child-find . Together with the District’s annual Child Find notice, the District includes information indicating where members of the Lackland ISD community can access the District’s processes and procedures for initiating a referral for special education services eligibility evaluation.3 The District also offers annual training to teachers and staff regarding the District’s responsibility to actively identify and appropriately refer for evaluation students suspected of of 1 34 C. F.R. C.F.R. § 300.111(a); Tex. Ed. Code § 29.001 2 34 C.F.R. § 300.111(c). Homeless and highly mobile students are served via the District’s homeless education ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ liaison ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/departments/curriculum-and-instruction/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-supports as part of the District’s participa tion participation in TEA’s Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth (TEHCY) progra m. program. 3 Tex. Ed. Code § 29.023(b) being in need of special education and related services, consistent with these Special Education Operating Procedures (“Operating Procedures”). 1.1 What steps does the District take prior to an initial evaluation to ensure students are identified and evaluated for special education appropriately and in a timely manner? 1.2 Who is eligible for the District’s program of special education and related services?

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Child Find. The Lackland Independent School District (LISD or “1.5 How does the District”) has an obligation to identify, locate and evaluate each child, birth to age 21 inclusive, residing within the jurisdiction of the District who has a disability or is suspected of having a disability, regardless of the severity of the disability, and who is in need of special education and related services. This Child Find obligation—mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA or, more commonly, IDEA) and Texas special education law 1—extends to all children with disabilities, including those who are homeless, highly mobile, migrants, in San ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ care, homeschooled, court-involved or attending private schools within the jurisdiction notify parents of the District.2 The District annually notifies services and informs the Lackland ISD community of a student’s right to a free appropriate public education and the programs and services options available to eligible students, as well as students with dyslexia under IDEA and Section 504? SAN ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ISD notifies parents of services and options available to eligible students with dyslexia including general education interventions under response to intervention and multi- tiered systems of support models.32 Director of Special Education ensures that the right to request an evaluation for special education and related services. The District endeavors to distribute written information in both English and Spanish SAN ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ISD Parent Student Handbook that is provided to every enrolled student’s family includes written information regarding IDEA’s Child Find and free appropriate public education (FAPE) requirements, to inform them of requirements as well as the options and requirements for identifying helping students who have learning difficulties or who need, or may be suspected of having a disability and have an educational need for need, special education and specially designed instructionservices. The District’s community-wide efforts may include: • publishing a Child Find notice in a local newspaper of general circulation; • posting or linking the District’s Child Find notice on the District's website; and • placing a Child Find notice in locations where potentially eligible children and their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) are likely to see it, like disability-related community agencies, hospitals or daycare centers. The District’s Child Find notice is included in both English and Spanish in the District’s Student Code of Conduct or Parent Student Handbook at ▇▇▇▇▇://SAN ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ISD also provides a parent education program for parents/guardians of students with dyslexia and related disorders.33 Special Education Director ensures that the program includes: • Information related to awareness and characteristics of dyslexia and related disorders; • information on testing and diagnosis of dyslexia and related disorders; • information on effective strategies for teaching students with dyslexia and related disorders; • information on qualifications of those delivering services to students with dyslexia and related disorders; • awareness of information on accommodations and modifications, especially those allowed for standardized testing; • information on eligibility, evaluation requests, and services available under IDEA and the Rehabilitation Act, §504, and information on the response to intervention process; and • contact information for the relevant regional and/or school specialists. Additional notification is provided by 504 Coordinator in English or the parent’s native language, when practicable, when a student begins to receive the assistance for that school year. This written notification includes: • A description of the assistance that may be provided to the student, including any intervention strategies that may be used; 31 34 C. F.R. § 300.503(c) 32 Tex. Ed. Code § 26.0081(d); 19 TEX. ADMIN. CODE. § 74.28(h) 33 19 TEX. ADMIN. CODE § 74.28(l) • the information collected regarding any intervention in the base tier of a multi-tiered system of supports that has previously been used with the student; • an estimate of the duration for which the assistance, including through the use of intervention strategies, will be provided; and • the estimated time frames within which a report on the student’s progress with the assistance, including any intervention strategies used, will be provided to the parent. Finally, information concerning services available under IDEA is provided to parents through the “Parent’s Guide to the Admission, Review, and Dismissal Process” prior to a student’s first ARD committee meeting by Special Education Director and upon parent request. 1.6 How does the San ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/images/v1597445350/lacklandisdnet/ni9ncydmnzlnk1dvbqr3/Paren tStudentHandbook2020-21.pdf which is updated annually (and/or) The District▇ attempt to ensure that parents or guardians of Emergent Bilingual students are included in the San Perlita’s Child Find notice is available to efforts and understand the public and to parents in both English and Spanish on the DistrictSan Perlita’s website ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/departments/curriculum-and-instruction/special- education/child-find . Together with the District’s annual Child Find notice, the District includes information indicating where members of the Lackland ISD community can access the District’s processes and procedures for initiating a referral for special education services eligibility evaluation.3 The District also offers annual training to teachers and staff regarding the District’s responsibility to actively identify and appropriately refer for evaluation students suspected of 1 34 C. F.R. § 300.111(a); Tex. Ed. Code § 29.001 2 34 C.F.R. § 300.111(c). Homeless and highly mobile students are served via the District’s homeless education ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/departments/curriculum-and-instruction/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-supports as part of the District’s participa tion in TEA’s Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth (TEHCY) progra m. 3 Tex. Ed. Code § 29.023(b) being in need of special education and related services, consistent with these Special Education Operating Procedures (“Operating Procedures”). 1.1 What steps does the District take prior to an initial evaluation to ensure students are identified and evaluated for special education appropriately and in a timely mannerprocess? 1.2 Who is eligible for the District’s program of special education and related services?

Child Find. The Lackland Rio Hondo Independent School District (LISD RHISD or “the District”) has an obligation to identify, locate and evaluate each child, birth to age 21 inclusive, residing within the jurisdiction of the District who has a disability or is suspected of having a disability, regardless of the severity of the disability, and who is in need of special education and related services. This Child Find obligation—mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA or, more commonly, IDEA) and Texas special education law 1law1—extends to all children with disabilities, including those who are homeless, highly mobile, migrants, in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care, homeschooled, court-involved or attending private schools within the jurisdiction of the District.2 The District annually notifies and informs the Lackland Rio Hondo ISD community of a student’s right to a free appropriate public education and the programs and services available to eligible students, as well as the right to request an evaluation for special education and related services. The District endeavors to distribute written information in both English and Spanish to every enrolled student’s family regarding IDEA’s Child Find and free appropriate public education (FAPE) requirements, to inform them of the options and requirements for identifying students who may be suspected of having a disability and have an educational need for special education and specially designed instruction. The District’s community-wide efforts may include: •  publishing a Child Find notice in a local newspaper of general circulation; •  posting or linking the District’s Child Find notice on the District's website; and •  placing a Child Find notice in locations where potentially eligible children and their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) are likely to see it, like disability-related community agencies, hospitals or daycare centers. The District’s Child Find notice is included in both English and Spanish in the District’s Student Code of Conduct or Parent Student Handbook at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/images/v1597445350/lacklandisdnet/ni9ncydmnzlnk1dvbqr3/Paren tStudentHandbook2020-21.pdf Handbook, which is updated annually (and/or) The District’s Child Find notice is available to the public and to parents in both English and Spanish on the District’s website ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/departments/curriculum-and-instruction/special- education/child-find annually. Together with the District’s annual Child Find notice, the District includes information indicating where members of the Lackland Rio Hondo ISD community can access the District’s processes and procedures for initiating a referral for special education services eligibility evaluation.3 The evaluation.3 1.1 What steps does the District also offers annual training take prior to teachers an initial evaluation to ensure students are identified and staff regarding the District’s responsibility to actively identify evaluated for special education appropriately and appropriately refer for evaluation students suspected ofin a timely manner? 1 34 C. F.R. § 300.111(a); Tex. Ed. Code § 29.001 2 34 C.F.R. § 300.111(c). Homeless and highly mobile students are served via the DistrictDISTRICT’s homeless education ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/departments/curriculum-and-instruction/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-supports liaison or Support Services Director as part of the DistrictDISTRICT’s participa tion participation in TEA’s Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth (TEHCY) progra m. program. 3 Tex. Ed. Code § 29.023(b) being Prior to referral for a full individual and initial evaluation, students experiencing difficulty in need the general classroom should be considered for response to evidence-based intervention and other academic or behavior support services. “If the student continues to experience difficulty in the general classroom after the provision of interventions, District personnel will refer the student for a full individual and initial evaluation."4 Notwithstanding this provision, these general education or response to intervention strategies will not be used to delay or deny the provision of an evaluation.5 If parental or guardian consent is obtained for an evaluation, the District will consider and document the provision of any steps taken concurrently with the special education referral or evaluation process to address the academic or behavioral needs of the student giving rise to the referral. These steps may include the following—  If a campus receives an initial referral for a student who is not currently receiving evidence-based general education interventions or Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) available to all students, a designated campus administrator should promptly convene a meeting with the parent or guardian, student (as appropriate), and at least one of the student’s general education teachers (preferably from one or more of the areas of academic and/or behavioral concern). The meeting’s purpose will be to develop a plan of evidence-based general education interventions or MTSS. This meeting may not be used to delay or deny an evaluation. o If the student has been receiving evidence-based general education intervention or MTSS, the counselor or designated campus administrator should promptly convene a meeting with the parent or guardian, student (as appropriate), and at least one of the student’s general education teachers (preferably from one or more of the areas of academic and/or behavioral concern) to review and revise the student’s current interventions and general education services plan, as appropriate. Such meetings should recur at regular, reasonable intervals throughout the pendency of the referral and/or evaluation process.  IDEA does not prohibit a local campus within the District from “screening” a student to collect data that may be considered when determining whether the student is suspected of having a disability. Parental consent is not required before a campus- 4 19 TEX. ADMIN. CODE § 89.1011(a). 5 ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Indep. Sch. Dist., 924 F.3d 205, 209 n.4 (5th Cir. 2019); Spring Branch Independent School DISTRICT v. O.W. by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇., 961 F.3d 781(5th Cir. June 12, 2020) based committee reviews existing data as part of the special education referral process. Likewise, parental permission is not required before administering screenings or other assessments that are administered to all students generally without the requirement of parental consent. Written notice will be provided to parents of the scheduled screening or assessment; however, a campus will not use screening procedures to delay or deny the provision of a full individual and initial evaluation. 6  Students suspected of having a disability under Section 504 should be referred for an evaluation by a Campus Section 504 Committee and, if needed, the development by that Committee of an accommodation plan under Section 504. These referrals should be directed to the student’s Campus Section 504 Coordinator. If a student’s Section 504 Committee determines that the student has a disability that may require specialized instruction to make progress in the general curriculum, or if the student continues to experience difficulty in the general education classroom even with the supports specified in a 504 accommodation plan, the Section 504 Committee should refer the student to the Director of Special Education or designee to determine whether a full individual and initial evaluation is appropriate under the circumstances.  For students who transfer to the District from a residential facility or other private school, the registrar should obtain written consent from the student’s parent or guardian to communicate with and request records from the residential facility or other private school and convene a meeting to discuss whether a referral for special education and related services, consistent with these Special Education Operating Procedures (“Operating Procedures”). 1.1 What steps does the District take prior services is appropriate.  Students suspected to have dyslexia and related disorders may be referred for an initial evaluation to ensure students are identified and evaluated for special education appropriately and in a timely manner? 1.2 Who is eligible for the District’s program of special education and related services?services or to a Section 504 Committee. In accordance with TEA’s The Dyslexia Handbook (2018 Update)7, if the counselor suspects that a student has dyslexia or a related disorder but does not require specialized instruction, the student should be referred to the Section 504 Committee, which will assess the qualification of the student and whether the student may receive standard protocol dyslexia instruction and accommodations. If the 504 committee determines that data leads to the suspicion of dyslexia or a related disorder and that the student needs specially designed instruction as a result of dyslexia or a related disorder, the student should be referred to special education for a potential full individual and initial evaluation, if appropriate.

Child Find. The Lackland Fort ▇▇▇ Houston ISD Independent School District (LISD or “the District”) has an obligation to identify, locate and evaluate each child, birth to age 21 inclusive, residing within the jurisdiction of the District who has a disability or is suspected of having a disability, regardless of the severity of the disability, and who is in need of special education and related services. This Child Find obligation—— mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA or, more commonly, IDEA) and Texas special education law 1law1—extends to all children with disabilities, including those who are homeless, highly mobile, migrants, in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care, homeschooled, court-court- involved or attending private schools within the jurisdiction of the District.2 The District annually notifies and informs the Lackland Fort ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ISD community of a student’s right to a free appropriate public education and the programs and services available to eligible students, as well as the right to request an evaluation for special education and related services. The District endeavors to distribute written information in both English and Spanish to every enrolled student’s family regarding IDEA’s Child Find and free appropriate public education (FAPE) requirements, to inform them of the options and requirements for identifying students who may be suspected of having a disability and have an educational need for special education and specially designed instruction. The District’s community-wide efforts may include: • publishing a Child Find notice in a local newspaper of general circulation; • posting or linking the District’s Child Find notice on the District's website; and • placing a Child Find notice in locations where potentially eligible children and their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) are likely to see it, like disability-related community agencies, hospitals or daycare centers. The District’s Child Find notice is included in both English and Spanish in the District’s Student Code of Conduct or Parent Student Handbook at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/images/v1597445350/lacklandisdnet/ni9ncydmnzlnk1dvbqr3/Paren tStudentHandbook2020-21.pdf Here which is updated annually (and/or) The District’s Child Find notice is available to the public and to parents in both English and Spanish on the District’s website ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/departments/curriculum-and-instruction/special- education/child-find annually. Together with the District’s annual Child Find notice, the District includes information indicating where members of the Lackland Fort ▇▇▇ Houston ISD community can access the District’s processes and procedures for initiating a referral for special education services eligibility evaluation.3 The District also offers annual training to teachers and staff regarding the District’s responsibility to actively identify and appropriately refer for evaluation students suspected of 1 34 C. F.R. § 300.111(a); Tex. Ed. Code § 29.001 2 34 C.F.R. § 300.111(c). Homeless and highly mobile students are served via the District’s homeless education ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/departments/curriculum-and-instruction/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-supports as part of the District’s participa tion in TEA’s Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth (TEHCY) progra m. 3 Tex. Ed. Code § 29.023(b) being in need of special education and related services, consistent with these Special Education Operating Procedures (“Operating Procedures”). 1.1 What steps does the District take prior to an initial evaluation to ensure students are identified and evaluated for special education appropriately and in a timely manner? 1.2 Who is eligible for the District’s program of special education and related services?]