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SLD Guidelines. Thompson School District’s Guide for Determining SLD Eligibility. Afternoon Agenda. Responsibilities SLD Identification Components Issues Resolution. Responsibilities . ESS Team-Case Manager
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SLD Guidelines Thompson School District’s Guide for Determining SLD Eligibility
Afternoon Agenda • Responsibilities • SLD Identification Components • Issues Resolution
Responsibilities • ESS Team-Case Manager • Attend the P-S Team Meeting at which the team determines to refer the case to special education evaluation • At that meeting, set up a time to sit with the parent to discuss Procedural Safeguards and obtain (Blue) Prior Written Notice & Consent for Evaluation. (This may be immediately following the P-S Meeting, if parent agrees.) • Facilitate the IEP team’s review of SLD Guidelines at the Eligibility Determination Meeting
P-S Team to Referral • A special education provider attends the P-S Meeting at which a special education referral occurs. • Permission to Evaluate is obtained. • Additional assessments are administered. • Eligibility Meeting: • Review SLD Guidelines – all pages • Review Eligibility Report • Complete Determination of Eligibility: Specific Learning Disability • PWN • Initial IEP • PWN • Medicaid Form
SLD Guidelines: Background and Purpose, p3 • The team must identify both: • an academic skill deficit and • insufficient progress. • A different tool must be used to identify academic skill deficit and insufficient progress.
SLD Guidelines: Exclusionary Factors Worksheet, p4 • SLD Identification Guidelines\TSD exclusionary factors worksheet ex 1.xlsx • SLD Identification Guidelines\TSD exclusionary factors worksheet ex 2.xlsx • Questions?
SLD Guidelines: Insufficient Progress Checklist, p5 • Yes/No Questions • Interventions Attempted • Progress Monitoring Tools • Gap Analysis • SLD Identification Guidelines\TSD Insufficient Progress Checklist ex 1.docx • SLD Identification Guidelines\TSD Insufficient Progress Checklist ex 2.docx
SLD Guidelines: Gap Analysis Worksheet, p6 • Assessment Used: • Current Benchmark: • Current Performance: • Current Gap: • Significant? • Is current rate of progress satisfactory to close? • SLD Identification Guidelines\Gap Analysis Example 1.doc • SLD Identification Guidelines\Gap Analysis Example 2.doc
SLD Guidelines: Academic Skill Deficit Worksheet, p9 • Part I – Progress Monitoring Data • Part II – Student’s like-population • Part III – Suspected Deficits • Part IV – Additional Assessments • SLD Identification Guidelines\TSD SLD Academic Skill Deficit Worksheet ex1.docx • SLD Identification Guidelines\TSD SLD Academic Skill Deficit Worksheet ex 2.docx
SLD Paperwork • Send in completed paperwork with the IEP. • Include the Problem Solving Team Paperwork as well as SLD Paperwork.
SLD Questions? • Questions? • Feedback?