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Special Education & the Child Study Team: An Educational Perspective

Special Education & the Child Study Team: An Educational Perspective. David C. Cappuccio, Jr. Director of special services & policy. Agenda:. Child Study Team (CST) Members Evaluations Referral to IEP CST-Related Issues FAPE Least Restrictive Env . I&RS 504. Child Study Team (CST).

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Special Education & the Child Study Team: An Educational Perspective

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  1. Special Education & the Child Study Team: An Educational Perspective David C. Cappuccio, Jr. Director of special services & policy

  2. Agenda: • Child Study Team (CST) • Members • Evaluations • Referral to IEP • CST-Related Issues • FAPE • Least Restrictive Env. • I&RS • 504

  3. Child Study Team (CST) • Core Team Members: • School Psychologist • LDTC • School Social Worker • Ad Hoc Members: • Speech-Language Therapist • Occupational Therapist • Physical Therapist

  4. CST Evaluations • Identify student strengths and needs • Identify student learning styles • Identify how educators may effectively accommodate students’ needs • Identify how educators may modify instruction to meet students’ needs • Assist in determining the extent to which a student is eligible for special education services

  5. CST Referral • Referral-Request for Evaluation • Identification Meeting • Discuss reason for referral • Functional performance and feedback from participants • Extent to which CST assessments are necessary • If no, possible 504 or I&RS request • Eligibility Conference • Review of all Data collected-functional and standardized • Does student meet eligibility requirements • IEP Meeting if eligible

  6. Psychological Evaluations • Assessment of Cognitive/Intellectual Functioning • Used to assist in making decisions regarding Learning disabilities • Assists with identifying modality of instruction to teach students • Assists with identifying accommodations/modifications • Assessment of Social/Emotional Functioning • Assists in identifying underlying areas in which students may be at-risk • Identifies potential social/emotional triggers for students • Assists in the development of behavioral intervention plans as part of a Functional Behavior Assessment

  7. Factors Facing CST Members • F.A.P.E.- Free and Appropriate Public Education • LRE-Least Restrictive Environment • 504 Eligibility • Provision of Interventions within General Education • Type • Frequency • Duration • Effectiveness

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