Eligibility

Which school personnel should be concerned with the identification and evaluation of students for special education?

What is the name of the process in which a school team meets in order to decide whether a child has a disability?

The eligibility process may happen several times for a student with a disability.

All but which one of the following may make an official referral for the special education evaluation of a child?

How many days does the school division have to make the eligibility decision?

The school MUST evaluate every child for whom an official referral is received.

Which individual is not a required member of the school’s eligibility team?

When a parent gives informed consent to evaluate, they are also consenting to place the child in special education.

Is it ok for the eligibility team to make their decision using just one source of information?

The eligibility team must make their decision on a student’s eligibility with four factors in mind. Which of the following is NOT one of those factors?

Is Prior Written Notice required after the team makes an eligibility decision?

What happens if the team decides that the child is not eligible for special education?

If the child is eligible and the parent consents to identification of the child under one or more disability categories, an IEP team will meet to develop an individualized education plan (IEP) for the child. How many days does the team have to do this?