Policy – Category 5000 (Students)
BP 5002 – Evaluation and Assessment
Table of Contents
BP 5002 – EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT ...................................................................... 1
1.0 I NTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Evaluation for Determination of Eligibility for Special Education Services.............. 2 2.0 A REAS OF S USPECTED D ISABILITY ................................................................................... 2 3.0 A SSESSMENT T OOLS ........................................................................................................ 3 3.1 Norm-Referenced Tests ............................................................................................... 3 3.2 Curriculum-Based Assessment.................................................................................... 4 3.3 Alternative Assessment................................................................................................ 4 3.4 Present Level of Educational Performance (PLOP) .................................................. 4 4.0 P RESCHOOL ...................................................................................................................... 5 4.1 Assessment Process..................................................................................................... 7 5.0 E NGLISH L ANGUAGE L EARNERS ...................................................................................... 9 6.0 E VALUATION OF A FRICAN -A MERICAN S TUDENTS ......................................................... 10 7.0 E MOTIONALLY D ISTURBED ............................................................................................ 11 8.0 T RIENNIAL A SSESSMENTS .............................................................................................. 12 9.0 A PPENDICES ................................................................................................................... 14 10.0 L EGAL R EFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 14
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Introduction
This section contains the requirements for evaluation and assessment of students who are not progressing in the general education program, even though modifications and accommodations have been provided. Staff or parents may request a child be assessed in all areas of suspected disability. Following a signed assessment plan (DM 66) giving consent, the evaluation process begins. The initial evaluation and reevaluation are broad terms that apply to all individual testing, which may include observation and other data- gathering activities that result in decisions about a student’s educational needs. Generally, evaluation may be defined as the process to make an informed choice about a child’s eligibility for special education. Assessment is a process through which the child’s eligibility, educational needs, and present levels of performance are determined. It provides information that can be used by teachers and other specialists to determine how to develop a program for a student with a disability so that he/she derives educational benefits.
BP 5002 – Evaluation and Assessment
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 02/14)
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