The IEP Process

Referral

Assessment

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Placement

Child is referred to specialeducation because district hasreason to believe he/she has adisability and may need specialeducation services. No need toexhaust response-to-interventiontiers.

Identify all appropriate disabilitycategories revealed byassessments. The child is eligiblefor special education only if atleast one disability adverselyaffects educational performance.

The school's comprehensiveevaluation plan

assesses the child in all areas ofsuspected disability. Parents can

disagree and request anindependent educational

evaluation at district expense.

IEP Team meets to discuss allassessments, write present levels

of academic achievementand functional

performance, draft goals,determine related services andaccommodations to help meet

the goals.

The team decides onplacement. This is a serviceand NOT a prepackaged class.Child must be educated in theleast restrictiveenvironment with a continuumof services provided.

Develop the IEP

STEP

STEP

STEP

STEP

STEP

Review Team reviews and, if needed,

revises IEP annually todetermine if goals achieved,

address lack of expectedprogress, conduct any new

assessments if needed.

STEP

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Re-EvaluateThe child is re-evaluated (re-

assessed) at least every threeyears but not more than oncea year. Can be done annually ifnew assessments are needed,

if child is transitioning, changein skills, or parents requestthem.

STEP

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CONTINUUM OF PLACEMENT

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