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1342.12 Companion
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Parent Referrals
E4 S4 a-b, p 26
A parent may submit a request for an evaluation if they suspect their child has a disability. The CSC shall
ensure any such request is placed in writing and signed by the requesting parent. The CSC shall, within
15 school days of receiving the written request, review the request and any information provided by the
parents regarding their concerns, confer with the child’s teachers, and gather information related to the
educational concerns. Following a review of the information, the CSC shall:
a. Convene a conference among the parents, teachers, and one or more other members of the CSC
to discuss the educational concerns and document their agreements. Following the discussion,
the parents may agree that:
(1) The child’s needs are not indicative of a suspected disability and other supports and
accommodations will be pursued;
(2) Additional information is necessary, and a pre-referral process will be initiated; or
(3) Information from the conference will be forwarded to the CSC for action on the parent’s
request for an evaluation.
b. Within 10 school days of receipt of information from the conference regarding the parents’
request for evaluation, agree to initiate the preparation of an assessment plan for a full and
comprehensive educational evaluation or provide prior written notice (PWN) to the parent
denying the formal evaluation, E4 S19, p 47, 48).
This same procedure is followed for any referrals made by students themselves or representatives
of community agencies.
Teacher Referrals
E4 S5 a-c, p 26, 27
a. Prior to referring a child who is struggling academically or behaviorally to the CSC for
assessment and evaluation and development of an IEP, the teacher shall identify the child’s
areas of specific instructional need and target instructional interventions to those needs using
scientific, research-based interventions as soon as the areas of need become apparent. The CSC
and/or SST are available to assist the teacher with scientific, research-based interventions.
b. If the area of specific instructional need is not resolved, the teacher shall initiate the pre-referral
process involving other members of the school staff.
c. If interventions conducted during pre-referral fail to resolve the area of specific instructional
need, the teacher shall submit a formal referral to the CSC.
Referral
Accepting the Referral
A formal referral to the CSC is accepted if documented pre-referral activities do not result in favorable
gains and a disabling condition is suspected. Upon acceptance of referral, the CSC proceeds to
assessment planning, discussed below.
Not Accepting the Referral
The CSC may choose not to accept a referral if one of the following applies: