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Impetus for change-2009 . Parent request for evaluation reports prior to eligibility conferenceSSD Parent Advisory Council survey feedbackMediation outcomesDovetailed with National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) 2010 year focus: Positive RelationshipsSchool Success". Legitimacy o
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1. Making EPIC Changes: Improving the Special Education Evaluation Process for Parents Susan Welde, Ed.S
School Psychology Effective Practice Specialist
Special School District of St. Louis County, MO
swelde@ssdmo.org
Debora S. Crowder, MA. CCC/L-SLP
Early Childhood Area Coordinator
Special School District of St. Louis County, MO
dscrowder@ssdmo.org
2. Impetus for change-2009 Parent request for evaluation reports prior to eligibility conference
SSD Parent Advisory Council survey feedback
Mediation outcomes
Dovetailed with National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) 2010 year focus: “Positive Relationships—School Success”.
Legitimacy of efforts
3. First steps Committee of stakeholders
Parent representatives from SSD-PAC
SSD school psychologists, speech-language pathologists, related services administrators, asst. superintendent, Family and Community Resource Center coordinators
Establishing a relationship, mission, name
Evaluation Process Improvement Committee-EPIC
Plus/Delta/Rx activities
Further review of SSD-PAC survey