Support Services

Child Find is a federal and state requirement to locate, evaluate, and identify children with disabilities ages birth to 22. If you suspect your child may need special education services, contact us to start the referral process.

Who is covered?

• Children birth to 22, including:
  • Infants and toddlers (birth to age 3) through early intervention services through the NCESD’s Birth to 3 Program for children with developmental delays. 
  • Preschoolers (ages 3–5)
  • School-age children (ages 5–22)
  • Students attending public, private, or charter schools
  • Homeless or highly mobile children
  • Migrant children
  • Children in foster care
  • Children who are homeschooled
  • Children who are suspected of having a disability but not yet identified

Related services support a student’s special education program and can include:

• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Counseling and Psychological Services
• Transportation
• Assistive Technology
• Audiology Services
• Nursing Services
• Related Services are determined by the IEP team and are provided when necessary for the student to benefit from special education.

An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a written statement for a student eligible for special education that is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with state and federal laws. The IEP guides your student's learning while in special education. It describes the amount of time that your student will spend receiving special education, any related services your student will receive, and the academic/behavioral goals and expectations for the year.

Parent and Student Rights (Procedural Safeguards)

Every student with disability is protected from discrimination under federal law-Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.  Section 504 requires public schools to provide a "free appropriate public education" (FAPE) to every student with a disability—regardless of the nature or severity of the disability.

Under Section 504, schools must provide students with disabilities the accommodations, aids, and services they need to access and benefit from education equally with their peers.

If you suspect your child may have a suspected disability that limits a life activity, contact us to start the referral process.

• Family Services of Grant County

• renew: Strengthening Families Program

• renew:Wraparound with Intensive Services (WISe)

• Grant County Behavioral Health: renew

• Parent Child Health

Title I, Part A

• Title I, Part A is a section of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) which provides financial assistance to states and school districts to meet the needs of educationally at-risk students. The goal of Title I is to provide extra instructional services and activities which support students identified as failing or most at risk of failing the state’s challenging performance standards in mathematics, reading and writing. 
• In the Elementary and Middle Schools we have what are called Schoolwide Programs because so many of our students qualify for additional assistance. The educational risk factors that allow us to become Schoolwides are based on free and reduced lunch counts and census data. The Schoolwides allow us to combine funds with other programs to serve more students.  Using the funds in this way allows for smaller class sizes or special instructional spaces, additional teachers and instructional assistants, opportunities for professional development for school staff, and additional teaching materials which supplement a student’s regular instruction.
• Title I pays for most of the professional development that teachers and instructional staff receive each year.  Title I allows us to have Kinder Camp and fund a parenting class called “Get Ready” for Kindergarten.  Mandatory tutoring services are paid for by the Title I program since we are in program improvement.
• Title I - Parent Involvement Policy #4130 - English (Click here for pdf download)

• Title I - Parent Involvement Policy #4130 - Spanish (Click here for pdf download)

Title I, Part C 
Title I, Part C is also a section of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is what we refer to as the Migrant Education Program (MEP).  The goal of the Migrant Program is to ensure that all migrant students complete the challenging state academic standards AND graduate with a high school diploma that prepares them for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment. 

Children are eligible to receive MEP services if they meet the definition of “migratory child”, and if the basis for their eligibility is properly recorded on a certificate of eligibility (COE). The term “migratory child” is defined as: The child is younger than 22 and has not graduated from high school or does not hold a high school equivalency certificate; the child is a migrant agricultural worker or a migrant fisher, or has a parent, spouse, or guardian, who is a migrant agricultural worker or a migrant fisher; the child has moved within the preceding 36 months in order to obtain (or seek), or accompany, or join a parent, spouse, or guardian to obtain employment in qualifying agricultural or fishing work; such employment is a principal means of livelihood and the child has moved from one school district to another or from one state or country to another.  Their education has been interrupted.

School districts can provide supplemental instructional, support services, free breakfast and lunch program and health service, to enable students to participate effectively in school. Our migrant program includes Maria Soledad Martinez, recruiter and records clerk, Rosemely Muñoz, student advocate and paraeducators. Michele Cram is the program facilitator. 

McKinney-Vento Title X, (Homeless)
The purpose of this grant is to provide funds/services for children and youth who are experiencing homelessness.  The McKinney-Vento Act states that children and youth who lack “a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence” will be considered homeless.  Children who are living with relatives or who are “doubled up” are also considered homeless.  It is the responsibility of the school district to designate a liaison for these children, (Jill Massa).  The Act requires liaisons to ensure that “homeless children and youth are identified by school personnel and through coordination with other entities and agencies.”  The purpose of the identification is to offer appropriate services to the family, child, or youth.  Coordination with schools and community agencies is an essential identification strategy, as are professional development, awareness and training activities within the school buildings, school districts, and the community.

The District has received this competitive grant award to support homeless students in their efforts to succeed in school and to meet academic achievement standards.  These funds can be used to provide tutoring, transportation, and linkages to community agencies.  In addition, these funds can be used to purchase school supplies, texts, backpacks, P.E. uniforms, shoes, eyeglasses, hearing aids, etc.  Prior to receiving these funds, counselors, teachers and other staff scrambled to find funds through donations, foundation dollars, or from their own pockets.  There are approximately 7% of Warden School District students who are considered homeless. 

Information is also available at OSPI.

Local Liaison

• Jill Massa
• Phone: 509-349-1825 
• Email: jmassa@warden.wednet.edu
• Warden School District
• 101 W. Beck Way
• Warden, WA 98857  

      
Citizen Complaint Procedures
Citizen Complaint Against a School District or Other School Service Provider

Here is an overview of the citizen complaint process described fully in Chapter 392-168 WAC, Special Service Programs—Citizen Complaint Procedure for Certain Categorical Federal Programs.

     • Find this WAC online: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=392-168.

A citizen complaint is a written statement that alleges a violation of a federal rule, law or regulation or state regulation that applies to a federal program.

     • Anyone can file a citizen complaint.
     • There is no special form.
     • There is no need to know the law that governs a federal program to file a complaint.

For Citizen Complaint Procedures - click here

* Copies of the Citizen Complaint Procedure are available free of charge in all school offices *

Procedimientos de Denuncia Ciudadana
Denuncias contra distritos escolares y otros proveedores de servicios escolares

A continuación se ofrece un panorama general del procedimiento de denuncias que se describe en forma completa en el Capítulo 392-168 del Código Administrativo del Estado de Washington (“WAC”, por su sigla en inglés), titulado “Programas de servicios especiales - Procedimiento para las denuncias respecto de ciertos programas federales categóricos”.

     • El código está publicado en Internet en el sitio: 
       http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=392-168.

Las denuncias son declaraciones por escrito en las que se alega una supuesta violación de una ley o reglamentación federal o estatal aplicable a un programa federal.

     • Cualquier persona puede presentar una denuncia
     • Para hacerlo no se necesita un formulario especial.
     • Para presentar una denuncia no es necesario saber qué ley regula un programa federal.

Para documento de procedimiento de quejas - presione aqui

* Las formas para el procedimiento de quejas están disponibles gratuitas en todas las oficinas de la escuela