Procedure – Category 5000 (Students)
AR 5005.2 – Determining the Need for Temporary Intensive Supports Assessment (TISA)
referral for a TISA should be indicated in the IEP notes. Another IEP meeting will need to be scheduled to review the results of the evaluation. Submit the Referral for Temporary Intensive Supports Assessment (D/M 157A), Student Needs for Additional Support Rubric (D/M 157B), Review of IEP Goals (D/M 157C), and Review of Behavioral Intervention Plan (BIP) (D/M 157D) if appropriate, with additional supplemental documentation, if necessary, to the director of special education. The TISA evaluation should be completed by any certificated staff who received training in the completion of such evaluation, and by an individual who can objectively consider all circumstances and make recommendations in the best interest of the student.
Step 2.
Assessment Plan and Parent Permission
The director of special education will assign the referral to appropriate staff who will be responsible for securing written parent permission/consent on an Assessment Plan (D/M 66), within 15 days of completion of the referral.
Step 3.
Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews
Best practices would be for the interviews to be completed at the beginning of the evaluation process. The TISA case manager/coordinator should complete the TISA Parent Interview (D/M 157E) and the TISA Teacher Interview (D/M 157F) to identify specific areas of concern. When appropriate the TISA Student Interview (D/M 157G) should be completed.
Step 4.
Complete Observations
It is necessary for, and the responsibility of the TISA case manager/coordinator to ensure that observations of the student are conducted, using the TISA Student Observation Worksheet (D/M 157H). The TISA case manager/coordinator, in addition to the other appropriate assessors, will review strategies, materials, modifications, and/or accommodations currently in place to assist the student toward achieving goals and objectives. To the maximum extent possible and whenever appropriate, quantifiable data should be collected as part of the observation process. The data collected will later be used to develop independence goals, should the IEP team determine that temporary intensive supports are needed. When necessary and appropriate, the assessors should also utilize the TISA Evidence-Based Classroom practices Observation Checklist (D/M 157 Appendix A) in order to assist the IEP team in determining the educational environment of the student.
AR 5005.2 – Determining the Need for TISA
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 00/00)
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