Overview:
AM: Module 2 - Referral:
Child Find and the Referral Process - required documentation and due process procedures (PWN); CPSE/CSE Chairs responsibility to adhere to timelines; parent participation and involvement is vital to the CPSE/CSE process
PM: Module 3 and 4- Reviews the sequence of events related to the evaluation process, required evaluation components and adherence to time lines; parent consent and right to request an independent educational evaluation Role of the CPSE/CSE committee in using individual evaluations to determine eligibility for special education services; eligibility criteria and consideration of special factors; definition of a student with a disability and classification categories.
Outcomes:
- Understand the special education process as delineated in New York State Education Law and Regulations;
- Perform specific responsibilities as Chairperson of the Committee;
- Develop practices that encourage parental involvement and cultivate home-school partnerships;
- Identify strategies for the Committee to make high quality decisions that will result in an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that meets State requirements and will result in educational benefit to the student.