Policy – Category 5000 (Students)
BP 5002 – Evaluation and Assessment
Each Local Education Agency (LEA) shall conduct, on at least an annual basis, a review of all Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Procedures shall provide for the review of the student’s progress and the appropriateness of placement and services, allowi ng for any necessary revisions. Assessments shall be conducted annually, as necessary, to provide the IEP team sufficient information to review the student’s progress and the appropriateness of placement and services. Formal assessments shall require written parent consent.
1.1 Evaluation for Determination of Eligibility for Special Education Services
California Education Code § 56320. Before any action is taken with respect to the initial placement of an individual with exceptional needs in special education i nstruction, an individual assessment of the pupil’s educational needs shall be conducted, by qualified persons, in accordance with requirements including, but not limited to, all of the following (a through i requirements are summarized in this section). The requirements in state and federal statutes and regulations that are related to special education programs include: Part 30 of the Education Code, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations, and Title 5 Education. These document sections serve as a guide to the entire process of individualized diagnostic testing and the IEP team’s determination of eligibility. The tests and materials used are validated for the specific purpose of evaluation and assessment and are free from racial, cultural, or sexual bias. They are administered in the student’s primary mode of communication unless otherwise specified. Tests are administered by trained personnel. Tests of intellectual or emotional functioning are given by a credentialed school psychologist. The tests selected ensure that results for students with impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills reflect the student’s aptitude, achievement level, or other factors that the test purports to measure.
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Areas of Suspected Disability
California Education Code § 56320(f) . The pupil is assessed in all areas related to the suspected disability including, where appropriate, health and development, vision, including low vision, hearing, motor abilities, language function, general intelligence, academic performance, communicative status, self-help, orientation and mobility skills, career and vocational abilities and interests, and social emotional status. A developmental history shall obtained when appropriate.
BP 5002 – Evaluation and Assessment
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 02/14)
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