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Understanding the Kansas Special Education Process: Initial Evaluation and Eligibility

Understanding the Kansas Special Education Process: Initial Evaluation and Eligibility

The Kansas Special Education Process Handbook is a crucial resource for anyone involved in the special education process. Chapter 3 of this handbook focuses on Initial Evaluation and Eligibility, providing detailed guidelines and steps to ensure that children who may need special education services are identified and assessed appropriately.

The process begins with "Child Find," a system designed to identify children who may require special education services. This includes early childhood screenings for children from birth to age 5 and General Education Interventions (GEI) for children in kindergarten through 12th grade. The information gathered from these screenings and interventions helps teams decide whether a child should be referred for an initial evaluation.

An initial evaluation involves using various assessment tools and strategies to gather relevant functional, developmental, and academic information. The goal is to determine if the child is eligible for special education services. This eligibility is based on a two-pronged test: (1) whether the child has an exceptionality (disability or giftedness), and (2) whether the child needs special education and related services due to this exceptionality.

The evaluation process is comprehensive and includes the following steps:

For more detailed information on the Kansas Special Education Process, please follow this link.

Marnee Brick, President, TinyEYE Therapy Services

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