• What is Project Child Find? 

    Child Find requires all school districts to identify, locate and evaluate all children with disabilities, regardless of the severity of their disabilities. This obligation to identify all children who may need special education services exists even if the school is not providing special education services to the child. Schools are required to locate, identify and evaluate all children with disabilities from birth through age 21. The Child Find mandate applies to all children who reside within a state, including children who attend private schools and public schools, highly mobile children, migrant children, homeless children, and children who are wards of the state.  

    Who are the Children? 

    Children and youth who have been diagnosed or are suspected to have intellectual, physical, or emotional disabilities and are unable to benefit from a regular school program without special assistance.

    What help is available?

    • A complete evaluation and, if appropriate, 
    • An Individualized Education Program for children with a disability beginning at age 3,
    •  An Individual Family Service Plan for each child with a disability birth through 2, or,
    • A referral to other agencies when needed. 

    For further information regarding Child Find or if you suspect your student may have a disability and need special education and/or related services, please contact the Exceptional Children's Office at the AB Gibson Center at 910-276-1138 ext. 322.

    Link to NCDPI EC Division Child Find Page