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Improving Child Find Systems: Raising the Quality of Special Education Referrals Session 1 24-25

Complete Attendance not available before workshop starts.

An increase in parent requests and referrals that lack sufficient data indicates that the Child Find system requires improvement. We will define the roles and responsibilities of general education and the data requirements for students with specific learning disabilities. These sessions will highlight strategies for effectively blending special education with general education to gather necessary “learning data” to improve student outcomes. Participants who register for Session 1 (6/23/25) will automatically be registered for the remaining 2 sessions (7/24/25 and 8/20/25).
An increase in parent requests and referrals that lack sufficient data indicates that the Child Find system needs improvement. We will define the roles and responsibilities of general education as well as the data requirements for students with specific learning disabilities. These sessions will highlight strategies for effectively integrating special education with general education to gather the necessary “learning data” to improve student outcomes. Participants who register for Session 1 (June 23, 2025) will automatically be registered for the subsequent two sessions (July 24, 2025, and August 20, 2025).

**Session 1:** We will address the challenges we face in establishing an effective child find process. Additionally, we will clarify the roles and data responsibilities related to the special education referral processes and evaluations. (June 23, 2025)

**Session 2:** We will discuss and provide tools to assist in making sound, data-driven referrals. We will also outline a process for responding to the significant increase in parent requests for special education evaluations. (July 24, 2025)

**Session 3:** We will discuss and provide tools to assess the status of your school’s child find system. These tools will include an inventory of current practices, training targets, and an administrator walkthrough tool. (August 20, 2025)

Attendees will be able to participate in this webinar from their district using the Zoom link provided in the registration confirmation email and professional development records.

$100.00

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CPE

504
Administrator Training
Compliance
Counseling / Guidance
Legal / Stat / Regulatory Req
Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
Special Education

Administrators
Counselors / Social Workers
Diagnosticians
ESC7 Staff
Principals
SP (LSSP)
Special Ed Directors
Speech-Language Pathologists
Superintendents
Teachers

Early Childhood
Headstart
Pre-Kinder
Kinder
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th

TPESS 2.4 Professional Development
TPESS 3.3 Proactive and Responsive Student Support Services
TPESS 5.5 Response to Intervention
TTESS 1.2 Data and Assessment
TTESS 1.3 Knowledge of Students

*Region 7 Districts /Charters (FREE)
*Employees of Region 7 ESC (FREE)

Workshop Materials

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Dates, Times and Locations

Room Name Workshop Date Begin Time End Time
Virtual (Synchronous) 6/23/2025 9:00 AM 10:30 AM

Workshop Presenter(s)

Name
Edward Schultz
Connie Parks

Workshop Contacts

Name Type Department E-Mail Phone
Amie Handorf
Contact ahandorf@esc7.net (903) 988-6985

Workshop Liaison(s)

Name Email
Connie Parks
cparks@esc7.net

Special Accommodations
For requests for special accommodations for this workshop, please contact one of the individuals listed above at least ten(10) business days prior to the workshop date.