The Yazoo County School District is participating in an ongoing effort to identify, locate, and evaluate all children suspected of disabilities who need special education and related services. Children, through the age of twenty-one (21), residing in the state, who are physically, mentally, communicatively, educationally, or emotionally disabled may be eligible for these services. Early identification of children in need of special education services is important to each child.

The Child Find Director implements child identification, location, and evaluation of children from birth through the age of twenty-one (21) who are disabled, regardless of the severity of their disabilities, and who are in need of special education and/or related services. The director works with the local early intervention agencies, welfare, health department, and mental health agencies, as well as local education agencies, private schools, juvenile detention centers, physicians, and other individuals to identify and locate in-/out-of-school children who may be in need of special education services.

Once a referral is made, the Child Find Director will ensure that the referral-to-placement procedures are followed. The director works with the Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team (MET) at each school to implement this procedure.

The Yazoo County School District provides specially designed instructional classes, which serve students who have physical, mental, communicative, intellectual, and/or emotional disabilities. Related services such as transportation, physical therapy, occupational therapy, adaptive P.E., counseling, and transitional support are also provided as needed.