Policy – Category 5000 (Students)
BP 5002 – Evaluation and Assessment
3. Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances exhibited in several situations.
4. A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression.
5. A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems.
Students with emotional disturbance are assessed in the same way that non-disabled students are assessed. Assessment options include state and LEA selected assessments, other norm-referenced tests, curriculum-based assessments, and alternative assessments. If modifications or accommodations are needed for classroom work, then those modifications or accommodations are recorded on the IEP and are appropriate for evaluation or assessment processes. If behavior is unpredictable, alternative assessment can be determined by the IEP team and documented on the IEP.
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Triennial Assessments
California Education Code § 56381(a)(1). A reassessment of the pupil, based upon procedures specified in Section 56302.1 and in Article 2 (commencing with Section 56320), and in accordance with Section 1414(a), (b), and (c) of Title 20 of the United States Code, shall be conducted if the local educational agency determines that the educational or related services needs, including improved academic achievement and functional performance, of the pupil warrant a reassessment, or if the pupil's parents or teacher requests a reassessment. (2) A reassessment shall occur not more frequently than once a year, unless the parent and the local educational agency agree otherwise, and shall occur at least once every three years, unless the parent and the local educational agency agree, in writing, that a reassessment is unnecessary. If the reassessment so indicates, a new individualized education program shall be developed. Each LEA shall conduct a reassessment of each child with a disability if conditions warrant a reassessment, or if the child’s parent or teacher requests a reassessment, but at least once every three years. The determination of whether a child requires a reassessment shall be made in accordance with IDEA 2004. With the Reauthorization of IDEA in 2004 several provisions that reduce unnecessary paperwork and direct needed resources to teaching and learning were instituted. IDEA 2004 continues the allowance for initial evaluations and reevaluations to be based on existing data and reports. Additionally, IDEA does not require that eligibility be reestablished through additional assessments when a triennial evaluation is conducted,
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 02/14)
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