King George County Public Schools engages in a public awareness campaign in to identify children or youth who may be suspected of having a developmental delay or a disability.  This includes students enrolled in private schools, who are home-schooled, who are highly mobile, migrant, or homeless, or who will be incarcerated in a regional or local jail for more than ten days. Referrals for special education can be made by anyone concerned with a child's educational performance including a parent, teacher, community agency, or school official. Please contact your child's school for more information. If your child is preschool age or you home instruct your child please see the sections below for more information.

Preschool Child Find

Child Find screenings are free to children ages 2 to 5 years old who are King George County residents. Proof of residency is required at the time of your screening. For additional information please visit PreSchool Child Find.

Private and Home School Students

KGCS is responsible for identifying, locating, and evaluating those children who reside in King George County but who are placed by their parents in a private school within the county. Parents or teachers of a resident child parentally placed in a private school located in King George County, or who is home-instructed, who believe there is reason to suspect a child has a disability and is in need of special education, should contact the counselor of their student's KGCS base school. The student will be required to register at the base school in order to receive a student identification number needed for data management purposes. Registration at the base school does not mean that the student is enrolled to attend a King George County school.

1. The child for whom you have concerns.
2. You will be asked to provide proof of residency in King George County, VA. The following documentation must be provided, and must include
   1. one of the following: homeowner/mortgage verification to include mortgage statement, deed, ratified sales agreement; and/or rental agreement/lease; AND
   2. one of the following: real estate tax bill/statement, homeowner's/renter's insurance, current utility bill or letter of account from utility company (gas, electric, or water only). All documents must be current, valid, and reflect the parent's name and address being used.
3. Valid parent/guardian government issued picture ID.
4. Your child's official, state-issued birth certificate.
5. The completed registration, referral and/or screening forms that were sent to you.
6. Any pertinent medical, developmental or speech/ language reports you have regarding your child.
7. For home schooled students: student work samples

Please Note: If proper identification, proof of residency and birth certificate are not available, we will not be able to proceed with the process and/or screening.