SAU #81 Child Find Notice

SAU 81, which serves the town of Hudson NH, seeks to locate and identify all children who may have an educational disability within the geographic boundaries of Hudson, New Hampshire.  Any person may refer for evaluation of a child ages 2.5 to 22 for reasons including, but not limited to, the following:

1.     Failing to pass a hearing or vision screening

2.     Unsatisfactory performance on group achievement or accountability measures

3.     Receiving multiple academic or behavioral warnings

4.     Repeatedly failing one or more subjects

The Child Find requirements of The Hudson School Districts also apply to highly mobile children, homeless children, and children who are suspected of having an educational disability even though they are advancing from grade to grade.  Child Find also includes those children in grades K-12 who attend approved, non-public private schools within the geographic boundaries of Hudson regardless of where they reside. 

Referrals may be initiated in a variety of ways.  For children who attend Hudson public schools, building principals or assistant principals, special education coordinators, classroom teachers or school counselors may be contacted by anyone wishing to initiate a referral for special education.  Parents of students attending a NH Public Charter School who wish to make a referral to are encouraged to contact either the Director or Assistant Director of Special Services at 603-883-7765.

Parents of students in grades K-12 who attend non-profit, non-public schools outside the geographical boundaries of Hudson should contact the district in which the private school is located in order to make a referral for evaluation.

NH List of Educational Disabilities

ED 1100

1.     Autism

2.     Deaf-Blindness

3.     Deafness

4.     Developmental Delay

5.     Emotional Disturbance

6.     Hearing Impairment

7.     Intellectual Disability

8.     Multiple Disabilities

9.     Orthopedic Impairment

10.  Other Health Impairment

11.  Specific Learning Disability

12.  Speech-Language Impairment

13.  Traumatic Brain Injury/Acquired Brain Injury

14.  Visual Impairment/Blindness