CHILD FIND NOTICE

Child Find: Evaluations in Special Education

Under federal and state law, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the KESD has a duty to locate, identify, and evaluate all children with disabilities residing in Burke, Lyndon, Newark, Sheffield, Sutton, Wheelock, Concord, Gilman, and Lunenburg ages birth through 21. Where a child is found to meet certain statutory criteria, the school district has a duty to provide certain educational services and/or modifications and accommodations so that the child may receive a free and appropriate public education as defined by law.

Where a child is found to meet certain statutory criteria, the school district has a duty to provide certain educational services and/or modifications and accommodations so that the child may receive a free and appropriate public education as defined by law. 

If you are aware of a child who may have a disability, you may contact the school district as follows, to make a referral for identification and/or evaluation, call or write:

Jennifer Taplin, M.Ed. 

Assistant Director of Special Education

Kingdom East School District

64 Campus Lane

Lyndon Center, VT 05850

Phone: (802) 274-6268

Email: jtaplin@kingdomeast.org 

Where a child is found to meet certain statutory criteria, the school district has a duty to provide certain educational services and/or modifications and accommodations so that the child may receive a free and appropriate public education as defined by law. 


If you are aware of a child who may have a disability, you may contact the school district as follows, to make a referral for identification and/or evaluation, call or write:

Jennifer Taplin, M.Ed. 

Assistant Director of Special Education

Kingdom East School District

64 Campus Lane

Lyndon Center, VT 05850

Phone: (802) 274-6268

Email: jtaplin@kingdomeast.org 

Copies of Parental Rights Under Section 504 and Parental Rights in Special Education are available upon request by contacting the person identified above. Be assured that all information collected about a child will be stored in locked files and will remain confidential under the protections of the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.