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THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROCESS
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We are required by regulation and law, to ensure that every effort is made to support students through the resources available within the regular education program prior to consideration for a referral to special education. We have instituted the following procedure to ensure compliance with this mandate.
Step 1: When a student is experiencing difficulty in meeting educational expectations, the first step is a parent/teacher conference.
Step 2: The teacher can refer the student to the building level Instructional Support Team (IST) to brainstorm/discuss strategies with the team to address concerns and steps to remediate. The IST produces a written pre-referral strategies plan with agreed upon assessment and evaluation timelines. This plan is reviewed, as needed, to monitor student’s progress.
Step 3: If the student continues to experience difficulty after all levels of support/documentation have been attempted, and a disability is suspected, the following process occurs:
-An Initial Referral to the Committee on Special Education (CSE)
-An individual evaluation is completed
-A determination is made by the CSE regarding eligibility for services
- An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is developed
- An Annual Review is conducted to assess progress and determineprogram for the following year
- A Re-Evaluation is conducted every three years