the student has been previously evaluated by the wayne township public school special services

The child does not achieve commensurate with his or her age and ability levels in one or more of the areas listed below, if provided with learning experiences appropriate for the child’s age and ability levels and.

A team may determine that a child has a specific learning disability if:.

IDEA includes the following additional procedures when evaluating and determining the existence of a specific learning disability: Are there additional procedures for evaluating children and determining the existence of a specific learning disability? In interpreting evaluation data for the purpose of determining if a child is a child with a disability and in need of special education, each public agency is to draw upon information from a variety of sources, including aptitude and achievement tests (but not restricted to these results), parent input, teacher recommendations, physical condition, social or cultural background, and adaptive behavior. (The determination of whether a child suspected of having a specific learning disability is a child with a disability, must be made by the child’s parents and a team of qualified professionals which must include the child’s regular teacher or a regular classroom teacher qualified to teach a child of his or her age if the child does not have a regular teacher or, for a child of less than school age, an individual qualified by the SEA to teach a child of his or her age and at least one person qualified to conduct individual diagnostic examinations of children, such as a school psychologist, speech-language pathologist, or remedial reading teacher.) What must the team consider in determining eligibility? The parent of the child and a team of qualified professionals must determine whether the child is a child with a disability and in need of special education and related services.

Who makes the decision about whether a child is eligible for special education and related services? When a child has been in Tier 2 for a pre-determined amount of time and an evaluation is given, then a meeting is called to determine eligibility for special education services.

In most states the eligibility of a child for special education and related services is considered when a child has arrived at the Tier 3 level of RTI (Response to Intervention).

When is a child’s eligibility for special education and related services determined?

The student has been previously evaluated by the wayne township public school special services