• RESOURCES — FOR PARENTS & FAMILIES

Providing Support For Every Age

Your child’s school district is your first stop for enrollment, buses, meals and special education. We work alongside the districts. Here’s how to reach yours, plus free New Mexico programs from pregnancy through high school.

What Do You Need Today?

Three ways in. Pick the one that fits.

Enrollment, buses and meals Find your child’s school district and who to call. Help for a child with an IEP Your rights, the meeting, and free help if you disagree. Free programs by age From pregnancy through high school, most at no cost.

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Find Your Child’s School District

Enrollment, calendars, bus routes, meals and special education all run through your district. Pick yours.

Special education

If Your Child Has an IEP, or Might Need One

If you think your child needs extra help at school, or already has an IEP, start here: your rights under federal and state law, a form to bring to the meeting, and free help if you and the school disagree.

Special education coaching is REC1’s main work with our districts’ teachers. For your child’s own plan, your school’s IEP team is the place to go.

  1. 01
    Ask for an evaluation If you think your child needs extra help, ask your district’s special education office to evaluate them. The evaluation costs you nothing.
    Find your district’s office
  2. 02
    Know your rights New Mexico’s parent rights notice explains what the school must do, and when. It’s in six languages and ASL.
    PED parent portal
  3. 03
    Get ready for the meeting A two-page form for sharing what you know about your child: what they do well, what worries you, and what helps. Bring it to the meeting.
    Parent input form (PDF)
  4. 04
    If you and the school disagree Facilitated meetings, mediation and complaints are all options, and free one-to-one help is available.
    PED dispute resolution Parents Reaching Out
Free programs

Free Programs for Every Age

New Mexico programs from pregnancy through high school, most run by the state’s Early Childhood and Public Education departments. Search, or pick an age to narrow the list.

ECECD = NM Early Childhood Education & Care Department · PED = NM Public Education Department

For child care providers

EPICS is the state’s online dashboard for child care contracts and payments, run by ECECD.

EPICS provider login Sign in to manage your contracts and payments. ECECD EPICS help and access New to EPICS? The training, the access form and who to call. ECECD Training for child care providers Workshops with the San Juan County Early Childhood Coalition. REC1

Not Sure Where to Start? Contact Us.

Tell us what your family needs and we’ll point you to the right program or person.

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