Child Find is the affirmative and ongoing process of public awareness, coordination with agencies and primary sources, and screening procedures to locate, identify, and evaluate all children with disabilities from birth through age 21 who may require early intervention or special education services.

Grapevine Colleyville ISD Child Find Steps

Families who reside in or attend a non-profit private school located within Grapevine Colleyville ISD’s district boundaries that are requesting a special education evaluation must complete the following process:

1. CHILD FIND FORM:

Parent/Guardian will complete the following Child Find form. Please select the appropriate form for your student based on their age as of September 1st of the school year.

Early Childhood (Under the age of 5)

School Age (5 years and older)

2. STUDENT REGISTRATION:

After completing the Child Find form, please create an online registration account using the Grapevine Colleyville ISD system.

Go to https://www.gcisd.net/o/gcisd/page/new-student-registration and click on the link to request a Skyward Family Access account.
Once your account is established, register your student through Skyward. Follow the New Student Online Enrollment steps listed. Choose this current school year (2025-2026) and the date you are filling out the enrollment as the expected start date. Please be sure to choose "Child Find Reporting Campus" as the expected school to enroll into.
Select "Submit Application to the District". Please note that all steps must be completed before an application can be submitted*

Campus Connection:

Once the Grapevine Colleyville online registration is finished our Child Find office will verify all documents and forms have been completed and will coordinate directly with the team to initiate the evaluation process.

3. Evaluation:

The evaluation team will coordinate a consent meeting and schedule walk-in appointments for the necessary testing. For these appointments, you will bring your student to a Grapevine Colleyville ISD facility.