EVALUATION MEETING
After consent is provided, the special education team will conduct their testing. The team has 60 calendar days to complete their testing. The date of the meeting should not exceed these 60 days.
What to expect from the meeting:
It is important to point out that parents can deny services if they so decide. Also, a student might meet criteria for one or more disabilities, therefore, the team then decides which disability interferes or affects the student's education the most. One disability then would be considered the primary disability and the other would be considered secondary.
The parents/guardians should receive and invitation to the each meeting with the date, location, contact information, and time. An Evaluation meeting varies in length, but on average an Evaluation meeting lasts about an 90 minutes.
What to expect from the meeting:
- Share test results.
- Share and discuss any observations done.
- Share and discuss criteria checklist/s of disabilities considered.
- If criteria is met, make determination if there is a need for special education.
- If yes, schedule Individualized Educational Plan meeting (IEP).
- If no, there are other ways to support needs through RTI or a 504.
It is important to point out that parents can deny services if they so decide. Also, a student might meet criteria for one or more disabilities, therefore, the team then decides which disability interferes or affects the student's education the most. One disability then would be considered the primary disability and the other would be considered secondary.
The parents/guardians should receive and invitation to the each meeting with the date, location, contact information, and time. An Evaluation meeting varies in length, but on average an Evaluation meeting lasts about an 90 minutes.