What's Required Each public agency must conduct a full and individual initial evaluation before the initial provision of special education and related services to a child with a disability 34 CFR 300.301(a). The purpose of the evaluation is to determine if the child is a child with a disability 34 CFR 300.8(a)(1) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)and to determine the educational needs of the child 34 CFR 300.301(c)(2) What We Do ![]() Initial Assessment Campus Requesting Assessment Procedures 1. Academic and behavioral interventions should be documented in the appropriate documentation system (ex. eSTAR, Eduphoria).
2. Once a campus has determined that a student is not making adequate progress (compared to their grade-appropriate peers) despite the implementation of RtI interventions, the Collaborative Student Support Process (CSSP) Team should request a folder review meeting via the Initial Assessment Request Form. 3. The Student Support Specialist will begin to collect documents required on the Evaluation Preparation Checklist. Prior to the folder review meeting, will need to be reviewed and signed off on by the campus diagnostician, SLP and/or LSSP. 4. A folder review meeting will be scheduled by the Special Education Department. An email will be sent with the folder review date, time and location. Prior to the folder review meeting:
5. A decision will be made at the conclusion of the Folder Review Meeting about whether or not to conduct an evaluation. Notification of the decision will be sent to the relevant campus personnel.
6. The campus should continue to provide (or initiate) campus-based interventions and services throughout the evaluation process. 7. Once the assessment is complete, results will be reviewed with the campus staff. Forms
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