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1342.12 Companion
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Eligibility Meeting Requirements
E4 S7 p 30, 31
The eligibility meeting is held within 10 days of the completion of the school’s
multidisciplinary and comprehensive evaluation, and at the conclusion of the eligibility
meeting the parents are given a copy of the eligibility report along with the PWN.
CSC Membership
Required Participants at the Eligibility Meeting
At a minimum, this meeting includes the following individuals:
1. General education teacher;
2. Special educator;
3. Parent(s);
4. Student, as appropriate; and
5. Administrator or administrative designee (the administrative designee is not the student’s
teacher and is a school representative who is qualified to provide or supervise the provision of
special education and is knowledgeable about the general education curriculum and available
resources)
6. A representative of the evaluation team who is knowledgeable about the evaluation
procedures used and can interpret the instructional implications of the results of the
evaluation.
Other individuals invited at the discretion of the parents or school who have knowledge or special
expertise regarding the child or the IDEA, including related services personnel, as appropriate.
Conducting the Meeting
Procedural Safeguards Notice
At the outset of the meeting, a copy of th is offered to the
parents.
Documenting the Decision
The Case Study Committee Eligibility Report is the document that the CSC uses to determine eligibility or
non-eligibility for DoDEA special education services. As indicated by the phrase “before the meeting” in
the following descriptions, portions of the eligibility report must be completed before the meeting;
other portions are considered and completed during the meeting, including the following components:
1. Tests/Assessments Administered: The assessor, in collaboration with other designated
personnel, completes this section before the meeting. The section is a listing of the assessment
procedures drawn from the individual test reports. All assessment procedures, including
vision/hearing screening, formal and informal classroom assessments, observations, and records
review(s) including educational, medical, psychological records provided by the parents, are
listed here with the date that each assessment was completed. Individual assessment reports
should be available to meeting participants to read as needed.
Results of the vision/hearing screening conducted within the current school year may be used.
Rescreening is not necessary unless the student failed the screening or the dates of screening
are earlier than the current calendar year.