This service focuses on assisting districts in performing Child Find functions including public awareness, referral, and resource identification. The Child Find program is the first point of contact beyond the local district for parents and agencies seeking services for students with disabilities. Interagency collaboration is a feature of this program to increase services available to students.

Contact: Pam Jones, pjones@esc6.net, 936-435-8249

• Parent Training and Information Centers (PTI’s) in Texas
• Pacer Center - The mission of PACER Center is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents.
• ERIC Search - Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), now sponsored by the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) contains a huge database of journal and non-journal education literature.
• IDEA Parent Guide - This guide takes you through the special education process - a process that is the same regardless of a child's particular difficulties or disabilities. Within the guide, special emphasis is placed on the category of specific learning disability. The guide includes parent perspectives, terms you'll find helpful to know, and practical materials for parents such as Checklists, Sample Letters, Charts, and Questions to Ask.http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/explansaf/index.html
• IRIS Center On-line Dictionary - This on-line dictionary provides explanations for educational terms.