COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION CHECK LIST

1. COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION CHECK LIST

2. Compliance Verification Form (CVF) • If student qualifies for special education services, youmust complete a Compliance Verification Form to ensure that all evaluation requirements have been documented.

3. Notice and Eligibility Decision Regarding Special Education Services • Document every component for a specific area of disability under Area of Assessment (e.g., OHI statement of adverse effect goes under Area of Assessment not just under Explanation on Eligibility Decision (signature page). • For an informal reevaluation, update ECEC, parent input, teacher input, grades, work samples, doc of appropriate instruction, data-based documentation, etc.

4. Prong I and PRONG II • Prong I • Documentation of Appropriate Instruction Checklist • Complete for every initial, transfer, and reevaluation. Prong II Data Based-Documentation • MUST be reported on SLD eligibilities; best practice to report on all. • Include the statement “Results reported to parent”. • Include dates of assessments.

5. BASC-2 • Convert Tscores to standard scores (use T-Score Equivalents Table). • Behavioral Symptoms Index (BSI) goes under Standard Scores (Total). • The Standard Scores (Total) should not be retyped under Other Scores

6. Standard Scores (Total) • Use this only for total standard scores (not for one check; parent, etc.).

7. Observation • If a new observation is completed, use the updated form (Feb 2012). • Always summarize.

8. SLD page • Verify numbers used for placement. • Make sure numbers are in the eligibility report. • #1 For educationally relevant behaviors noted during the classroom observation(s) and educationally relevant medical findings (if any), please refer to page(s) ____ of this report.  Go to FILE, PRINT TO PDF, scroll down to see what page the observation is on. • #2 Student behavior or difficulty that affects his/her academic functioning must be filled in.

9. Eligibility Team Members • Always review eligibility for compliance prior to signing. • A person should sign only as two members of the Committee/Team. • “Evaluation Results Interpreter” must have a signature

10. Reevaluations • All reevaluations should be initiated at least 3 months prior to 3-year reeval date. • If asking the psychometrist to view an informal reeval typed in SETS, please give ample notice

11. 60 Day Timeline: Initials and Out of State Transfers • Use the date of referral meeting (not the date of the eligibility meeting) for teacher input, parent input, grades, work samples, documentation of appropriate instruction, interventions/accommodations, statement of adverse effect, data-based documentation, so that we do not go beyond our 60 days.