Policy – Category 5000 (Students)
BP 5002 – Evaluation and Assessment
California Education Code § 56322 . The assessment shall be conducted by persons competent to perform the assessment, as determined by the local educational agency.
California Education Code § 56327 . The personnel who assess the pupil shall prepare a written report, or reports, as appropriate, of the results of each assessment. The report shall include, but not be limited to: …(h) the need for specialized services, materials, or equipment for pupils with low incidence disabilities, consistent with guidelines established pursuant to § 56136. No single measure for evaluation will be used as the sole criterion for determining an educational program for a student with exceptional needs. The assessment of the individual, including individuals with suspected low incidence disabilities, is conducted by appropriate personnel who are knowledgeable of that disability. Consideration is given to the need for specialized services, materials, and equipment consistent with students who experience a low incidence disability. See also Guidelines for Individual Evaluation of California Students with Disabilities, birth through age 21, a document produced by the California Department of Education, Sacramento, 1999.
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Assessment Tools
Once a student has been identified for special education, it is mandated that ongoing assessments provide direction for individualized planning. An annual review is conducted to review goals through the IEP process. The student’s present level of performance is identified from classroom observation, progress monitoring, checklists, student work, and valid, norm-referenced assessment tools. Additionally, goals are reviewed continually during the year for completion or modification. A variety of ecological and empirical data is reviewed to obtain an appropriate learning environment for each student who receives special services.
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Norm-Referenced Tests
Assessments that are produced by publishers include inventories and assessment tools that have been normed for a specific population, developmental age group, and/or grade level expectancies. Norm-referenced assessment gives standardized scores useful in planning the student’s instructional program. Initially, the assessment is analyzed to determine eligibility. The development of goals for the IEP depends upon assessment data. Norm-referenced assessments provide baseline data that can be compared to post- test data to determine a student’s academic growth and progress towards goals.
BP 5002 – Evaluation and Assessment
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 02/14)
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