Special Education
Eligibility Checklist | Key
Categories, Assessment
Criteria & Evaluation
Guide
|Guaranteed success|
, What are some common indicators Poor grades or attendance, difficulty with classroom
that a student may need special activities, speech and language problems, memory
education evaluation? or attention issues, and social or emotional
problems.
Who can refer a student for a special Anyone, including a teacher or
education evaluation? parent/caregiver/education rights holder.
What must schools do when they Schools must evaluate any student suspected of
receive a referral for evaluation? having a disability and respond in writing within 15
days.
What is the timeline for completing an The school must complete the evaluation and hold
evaluation after parental consent? an IEP meeting within sixty days.
What is the purpose of the IEP To discuss assessment results and determine if a
meeting? student is eligible for special education services.
What are standardized scores? Objective scores that are normed across a
representative sample of students, providing
reliable proof of a student's performance.
What does the bell curve represent in The distribution of standardized scores, showing
standardized testing? how scores are spread across a population.
Eligibility Checklist | Key
Categories, Assessment
Criteria & Evaluation
Guide
|Guaranteed success|
, What are some common indicators Poor grades or attendance, difficulty with classroom
that a student may need special activities, speech and language problems, memory
education evaluation? or attention issues, and social or emotional
problems.
Who can refer a student for a special Anyone, including a teacher or
education evaluation? parent/caregiver/education rights holder.
What must schools do when they Schools must evaluate any student suspected of
receive a referral for evaluation? having a disability and respond in writing within 15
days.
What is the timeline for completing an The school must complete the evaluation and hold
evaluation after parental consent? an IEP meeting within sixty days.
What is the purpose of the IEP To discuss assessment results and determine if a
meeting? student is eligible for special education services.
What are standardized scores? Objective scores that are normed across a
representative sample of students, providing
reliable proof of a student's performance.
What does the bell curve represent in The distribution of standardized scores, showing
standardized testing? how scores are spread across a population.
