Authority:  34 C.F.R. Part 300; Texas Educators Code (TEC)

Determination of Needed Evaluation Data

 

FEDERAL AND STATE  REQUIREMENTS 

CITATIONS

As part of an initial evaluation (if appropriate) and as part of any reevaluation, a group that includes the ARD committee members, and other qualified professionals, as appropriate, shall conduct a review of existing evaluation data.

300.533(a)
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Document a review of existing evaluation data including, but not limited to:

300.533(a)(1)

  • Evaluations and information provided by the parents of the student.

300.533(a)(1)(i)

  • Current classroom-based assessments and observations.

300.533(a)(1)(ii)

  • Observations by teachers and related services providers.

300.533(a)(1)(iii)

On the basis of that review and input from the student's parents, identify what additional data, if any, are needed to determine:

300.533(a)(2)

  • Whether the student has a particular category of disability or in the case of a reevaluation of a student, whether the student continues to have such a disability.

300.533(a)(2)(i)
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  • The present levels of performance and educational needs of the student.

300.533(a)(2)(ii)

  • Whether the student needs special education and related services or in the case of a reevaluation of a student, whether the student continues to need special education and related services.

300.533(a)(2)(iii)

  • Whether any additions or modifications to the special education and related services are needed to enable the student to meet the measurable annual goals set out in the IEP of the student and to participate, as appropriate, in the general curriculum.

300.533(a)(2)(iv)

The ARD committee members may conduct their review without a meeting.

300.533(b)
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After providing Notice of Evaluation and obtaining Parental Consent, the district shall administer tests and other evaluation materials as may be needed to produce the needed data.  See Full and Individual Evaluation.

300.533(c)

If the determination is that no additional data are needed to determine whether the student continues to be a student with a disability, the district: 

300.533(d)(1)

  • Shall notify the student’s parents of that determination and the reasons for it.

300.533(d)(1)(i)

  • Shall notify the student’s parents of the right of the parents to request an assessment to determine whether, for purposes of services under this part, the student continues to be a student with a disability.

300.533(d)(1)(ii)

  • Is not required to conduct the assessment unless requested to do so by the student's parents.

300.533(d)(2)

A student with a disability who is 18 years of age or older or whose disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under Chapter 31, Family Code, shall have the same right to make educational decisions as a student without a disability, except that the school district shall provide any notice required by IDEA, Part B to both the student and the parents.  All other rights accorded to parents under IDEA, Part B transfer to the student.  All rights accorded to parents under IDEA, Part B transfer to students who are incarcerated in an adult or juvenile, state or local correctional institution.  See Notice of Transfer of Parental Rights. TEC 29.017