What is the school districts obligation for children under age 3?
Part B of ARSD 24:05:22:01. District required to identify children in need of special education or special education and related services applies here. School district requirements that are related to child find and evaluation are included in each local school districts comprehensive plan. While school districts are only required to provide services to children in need of prolonged assistance, they are responsible for identification, location and evaluation of any child that would qualify under Part B of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), regardless of the severity of his disability. A school district is required to evaluate any child that it suspects may be eligible as a “child with disabilities” under Part B of IDEA, not just those children it suspects to be in need of prolonged assistance. If a school district does not suspect a child would be eligible as a “child with a disability,” then the district is not required to evaluate the child. However, the school distri
