Educational Evaluations
Educational Evaluations are a set of assessments used to collect information to determine a student's eligibility for special education.The first evaluation to determine eligibility is an initial evaluation. Any evaluation done after a student is eligible for special education to determine if changes need to be made to the eligibility category or to special education and related services is called a reevaluation. The school must consider a reevalatuion for students with IEPs at leasst once every three years. If the parents and school agree that there is no need for updated information, the reevaluation is not needed.
- Referral for Special Education
- Sample Letter Requesting an Evaluation
- Preparing for an Educational Evaluation
- Receiving the Results of Your Child's Evaluation
- Evaluation Timeline
- Assessments for Eligibility from the IEP TA Center
- Evaluation Requirement Chart by Disability Area
- Child Find Flow Chart - IEP or 504?
Eligibility Identification
Students can be found eligible for special education in any of the following categories. A student must qualify in one of these areas in order to have access to related services such as occupational therapy (OT) or physical therapy (PT).
- Autism
- Blind or Low Vision
- Intellectual Disability (Mild, Moderate or Severe)
- Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Deaf-Blind
- Developmental Delay (only up to age 8)
- Emotional Disability (full or part time)
- Language or Speech Impaired
- Multiple Disabilities
- Other Health Impaired
- Orthopedic Impairment
- Specific Learning Disabilities
- Traumatic Brain Injury
All students are required to participate in the state assessment system, including students with disabilities. The results of these tests and other local assessments may be included in the data used to develop an IEP.