Improving educational results for students with disabilities by providing access to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) designed to meet each student's unique needs.

Child Find Notice

Davis School District is responsible for Child Find identification and evaluation for all students suspected of having a disability residing in Davis County. This includes children (birth through 21 years of age) who are in public schools, private schools, are being home schooled, are preschoolers (birth to five years) and are in need of an evaluation for possible special education or early intervention services. Early identification and intervention may be essential to your child’s development.

If your child is having significant difficulty with vision, hearing, speech, behavior, is experiencing slow development typical for his/her age, physical development or learning difficulty, he/she may be a child with a disability that requires specialized instruction through special education. If you suspect that your school age child may have a disability, please contact your neighborhood school principal or special education department at 801-402-5169.

If your child’s age is birth to three years or three to five years, contact the Davis Early Learning Center at 801-402-5409.

Special Education Records

Requests - For student records requests and inquiries contact: Beth Oliphant - boliphant@dsdmail.net - 801-402-5560

Destruction Notice - Davis School District is required to give public notice before destroying archived Special Education records. If you were born between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 1997, received Special Education services through Davis School District, and want to claim copies of your records before they are destroyed, please contact Beth Oliphant - 801-402-5560 before January 10, 2025. All Special Education records for students born in 1997 will be destroyed after that date.

Special Education Special Needs Scholarship Grants

We are required by Utah Code Section 53A-1a-704(10) to inform you, if you are a parent of a student with an IEP enrolled in a public school, of the availability of scholarships to attend a private school through the Carson Smith Special Needs Scholarship or the Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Programs. Further information is available at, Special Needs Scholarship Grants (utah.gov)