Policy – Category 5000 (Students)
BP 5002 – Evaluation and Assessment
provided a group of qualified professionals and the parents agree that the child continues to be a child with a disability and the parents do not request additional assessments.
As part of determining the need for reassessment, the IEP team shall complete the Triennial Reevaluation Determination form (DM 119) and conduct a review of the following:
• Existing assessment data, including assessments provided by the parents
• Current classroom-based assessments
• Teacher and related service providers’ observations
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Parent/Guardian input
Based upon a review of the above information, the IEP team determines whether additional assessment is needed. If it is determined that a reassessment is warranted, an Assessment Plan (DM 66) must be completed, identifying the type of assessments that may be given or considered. Additionally, federal and state law require that a student being assessed for an initial and three-year review shall have had a hearing and vision screening. The LEA is responsible for conducting the hearing and vision screening of the child unless the parent does not consent to such examination by the LEA or elects to provide a privately obtained hearing or vision assessment. The LEA and the parent may also agree to an existing hearing and vision assessment for the triennial review (no more than a year old). Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations § 3027. All pupils being assessed for initial and three-year review for special education services shall have had a hearing and vision screening, unless parental permission was denied. If the IEP team and other qualified professionals, as appropriate, determine that no additional data is needed to determine whether the student continues to be a child with a disability, and to determine the educational needs of the student, the parent has the right to request an assessment to determine eligibility and/or ineligibility for services at any time, and to determine the educational needs of the student. The LEA is not required to conduct an assessment unless requested by the parents.
On the basis of the review or assessment(s) co nducted and input from the student’s parents, the IEP team shall meet to determine:
BP 5002 – Evaluation and Assessment
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 02/14)
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