Guam § 9103 - Child Find.

§ 9103. Child Find.

(a) The continuing IDEA Part “B” eligibility documents for Special

Education will ensure that all children residing on Guam, including children

with disabilities attending private schools, regardless of the severity of their

disabilities, and who are in need of special education and related services,

are identified, located and evaluated, and a practical method is developed

and implemented to determine which children with disabilities are currently

receiving needed special education and related services. This also applies to

highly mobile children with disabilities (such as migrant and homeless

children, and wards of the government) and children suspected of being a

child with a disability, as defined in this Act, and in need of special

education, even though they are advancing from grade to grade. The policies

and procedures for referral, evaluation, eligibility, or placement and the

provision of FAPE shall be established by the Board through required

continuing eligibility documents under Part “B” of IDEA, and its

amendments, and the Handbook for the Delivery of Special Education

services.

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(b) Referral. Pursuant to IDEA, children suspected of having a

disability and who are in need of special education and related services are to

be referred for an evaluation.

(c) In any procedure related to the identification, evaluation, or

educational placement of the child or the provision of a free appropriate

public education to the child, the Department of Education shall comply

with those procedures stated in IDEA, its amendments, and implementing

regulations. These include evaluation procedures, the development and

implementation of an Individualized Education Program (IEP),

determination of placement in the least restrictive environment, and the

provision of a free appropriate public education.

(d) For individuals with disabilities from birth through age two (2), an

Individualized Family Services Plan will:

(1) be developed by a multidisciplinary team (involved in the

provision of early intervention services), including the parents;

(2) be based on a multidisciplinary assessment of the unique

strengths and needs of the infant or toddler, and the identification of

services appropriate to meet such needs; and

(3) be based on a family-directed assessment of the resources,

priorities, and concerns of the family, and the identification of the

support and services necessary to enhance the family's capacity to meet

the developmental needs of the infant or toddler with a disability.