Child Find Notice

Addison Northwest School District is required by federal law to locate, identify and evaluate all children with disabilities. The process of locating, identifying and evaluating children with disabilities is known as child find.

Addison Northwest School District schools conduct PreK screening each spring, but parents may call to make an appointment to discuss their concerns at any time. As the school district of residence, ANWSD has the responsibility to identify and provide services to any child with special needs who may require special education and related services in order to access and benefit from public education.

If you have, or know of any ANWSD resident who has a child with a disability under the age of 21 or a child who attends a private school located in Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes or Waltham, Vermont, we would like to hear from you. Sometimes parents are unaware that special education services are available to their children.

Please contact the School Principal (Ferrisburgh Central School – 877-3463; Vergennes Union Elementary School – 877-3761; Vergennes Union Middle/High School – 877-2938) or the Director of Student Support Services, Laura Nugent at 877-3332 or lnugent@anwsd.org.