S2~Eligibility+Determination

Learning Outcomes:

 * To understand the basic tenants of the laws governing educational evaluation and the specific rules around the inclusion of special education students.
 *  To gain a cursory understanding of Colorado’s 13 disability categories and their eligibility criteria.
 * To identify similarities and differences among the MTSS, RtI, and PBIS frameworks

Class Activities

 * 1 - The TOSWRF "slash" test
 * 2 - Assignment Review
 * 3 - The IEP Process: CDE Video Link: http://www.cde.state.co.us/media/IEPVideo/IEPVideo.html
 * 4 - State Eligibility Criteria: Does Sam Qualify?
 * 5 - Class Reflection

Handouts / Resources
> Summarizes the IEP process and supplements the information with tips and comments by parents and professionals.
 * CDE’s [|IEP Manual](8/11/08) – This manual is currently under revision so I do not recommend downloading it in its entirety. It is still OK to use for most laws, procedures, and forms required in Colorado but is being updated to reflect the new disability categories.(Note: Because it is 164 pages long, however, it is probably not worth printing until the new version is available).
 * [|CDE IEP Process Video]

Assignments

 * ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: **Use the worksheet below to answer and submit questions for this session.


 * TASK 3 - Data Reporting Practice **
 * Organize the data on the page below into an easy to read format that can be included in the "Assessment Data" portion of an Evaluation Report. Note: You do not have to analyze this data or summarize your finding (not yet, anyway), simply report the scores in a parent-friendly way.
 * [[file:Task 3~DataRptPractice.pdf]]


 * TASK 4 - FIELD EXPERIENCE SUMMARY **
 * Complete your first field experience (observation or interview) and write a one-page summary. Use of the Field Experience Summary Sheet is optional. If not used, be sure to include the following information:
 * Your name, Date of the experience, Location/School, Name of person observed or interviewed, a narrative of what you saw or the questions asked and had answered, and finally your comments on the experience.


 * TASK 5 - ASSESSMENT LIBRARY: Add 2 contributions (Publicly Available Tests or Summaries of a Commercially Published Test) **
 * There are 2 basic kinds of assessments/information to put in our community library – small, inexpensive (sometimes publicly-available), usually informal measures that target a specific skill __and__ large, generally expensive, published test batteries. You are to locate and either upload or link a copy of the publicly available tests directly to the Assessment Library wiki and provide information on the commercially-published tests. You are required to add five informal assessments plus 2 summaries. Model summaries can be found on the Assessment wiki under Published Reading & Published Math.
 * The Summary should include:
 * Name of Assessment
 * Publisher and Date published
 * Purpose(s)/Uses of assessment: Screening, Progress Monitoring, Diagnostic, Outcome
 * Appropriate ages/grade level(s) for which it is normed
 * Skill Area(s) assessed
 * Cost, Administration (Group or Individual), Test Design (Norm-or Criterion-referenced) and/or Administration time
 * One page descriptions of a large variety of reading assessments (preK-adult) are available at the following sites:
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 * [|http://jamesbattle.com/reading.htm#top]