Initial Evaluations for Special Education and Related Services for ...

ICAAP constantly receives calls from families and/or their medical homes indicating that requests for special education evaluations are rejected or delayed, with the school district explaining that all screenings are done at a particular time of year and that the child will need to wait to be evaluated. ICAAP has for several years expressed concern about the ambiguity and lack of consistency experienced by families when they make a request (often recommended by the pediatric primary care provider) for an evaluation for special education for their children between the ages of three and five.

After wide-ranging dialogue and very assertive engagement, the Special Populations Committee of the Illinois Early Learning Council?asked for and received a commitment from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to write an illuminating memorandum?clarifying the role and responsibilities of local education agencies (LEAs) when receiving requests for initial special education evaluations for children ages three through five.

This memo and an attached technical assistance document (entitled Requests for Initial Special Education Evaluations for Children Ages Three-Five) was recently sent to all ISBE Directors of Special Education and Early Childhood Special Education Coordinators by David Andel, Division Administrator, Special Education Services for ISBE and Cynthia Zumwalt, Division Administrator, Early Childhood Education for ISBE.? These documents make the expectations of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) incontrovertibly clear.

For additional information about this effort, please contact?Juanona Brewster, MDiv, MTS, MJ,?Director of Early Childhood Development at ?jbrewster@illinoisaap.com.

Source: http://illinoisaap.org/2012/07/initial-evaluations-for-special-education-and-related-services-for-children-ages-three-through-five/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=initial-evaluations-for-special-education-and-related-services-for-children-ages-three-through-five

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