The District's vision is to be an exemplary school district which inspires and promotes high standards of learning and student well being in partnership with parents, guardians, and the community.

Student Services - Child Find

Jacalyn Whittington Executive Director

"You must be the change you want to see in the world." -Mahatma Gandhi    Contact Jacalyn Whittington (303-772-7700)

Each district is required to have a child find process to inform the public and to identify children ages birth to 21 who may be eligible to receive special education services. For children ages birth to five (who are not attending a district preschool), screenings and evaluations are provided by a Specialized Assessment Team (SAT).

The Specialized Assessment Team is a district level team that provides quality, child focused evaluations for children birth-5 and supports building level teams for students in grades K-12.

Referrals come from a variety of sources including: families, community agencies, child care, preschools, medical providers, school personnel and others. SAT works collaboratively with community agencies and others to determine eligibility and assist in the development of IFSPs (Individualized Family Service Plans) for birth to 3 year olds and IEPs (Individualized Education Program) for 3-5 year olds.

For school age children (K-12) or children already attending a district preschool program, contact your school (teacher, Principal, or the special education Building Team Leader/BTL) if you are concerned that your child may have a disability or be eligible for special education services.

Also, within the SAT’s responsibilities are the educational identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse assessment as well as support of students, families, community members and SVVSD schools.

The team is comprised of school psychologists, speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, a school nurse, early childhood special education teachers and a K-12 bilingual special education teacher.

For more information, please call the SAT office (303-772-6649) or contact the Director of Student Services, (303-772-7700).