The Holly Springs School District is a part of a continuous
statewide effort to identify, locate and evaluate children, birth through the
age of twenty-one, who have a disability. Early identification of children in
need of special education services is very important to each child's educational success.
This
effort applies to, but is not limited to:
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Highly mobile children, such as migrant and homeless children;
- Children who are not enrolled
in school but who have not yet graduated
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Children who are wards of the State;
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Children with disabilities who are enrolled by their parents in private or
parochial elementary and secondary schools;
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Children who are enrolled in public educational programs, such as Head Start;
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Children who are suspected of having a disability and may be in need of special
education, even though they are advancing from grade to grade; and
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Children who are ages birth to three (3), including those receiving Part C
services through the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) Early
Intervention Programs (EIP), known as
First Steps.
Family members,
physicians and educators as well as, representatives of
various agencies such as the Health Department, Department of Mental Health,
Head Start facilities, and day care centers may make referrals of in-school
(public or private) or out of school children.
Individuals with
information or referrals for a child residing in the Holly Springs School
District should contact Karin Autry, Special Services Director by calling the
district office at 662-252-2183; by completing the child find referral form and
mailing or bringing to 840 HWY 178 E, Holly Springs, MS 38635 or by
emailing at childfind@hssd.k12.ms.us.