The Special Education Teacher’s Role in the Annual Review Process Another important role for the...

The Special Education The Special Education Teacher’s Role in the Teacher’s Role in the

Annual Review ProcessAnnual Review Process

Another important role for Another important role for the special education the special education

teacher is demonstrated in teacher is demonstrated in the annual review process. the annual review process.

This review is a legal This review is a legal responsibility of the district responsibility of the district and must be provided to all and must be provided to all

classified students who classified students who reside within the school reside within the school

district.district.

The Special Education Teacher’s The Special Education Teacher’s Role in the Annual Review ProcessRole in the Annual Review Process

•The review involves a The review involves a yearly evaluation by the yearly evaluation by the Eligibility Committee of Eligibility Committee of the student's the student's classification and classification and educational program.educational program.


• Included in these two general areas are:Included in these two general areas are:• a review of related services provideda review of related services provided• the need to add or remove test the need to add or remove test

modificationsmodifications• parents concerns or requestsparents concerns or requests• academic progressacademic progress• transportation needs, and transportation needs, and • goals and objectives for the upcoming goals and objectives for the upcoming

school year. school year.


•As with a regular As with a regular Eligibility Committee Eligibility Committee meeting, there are several meeting, there are several people who may attend people who may attend this meeting (this may this meeting (this may vary from district to vary from district to district)district)


The following personnel may be The following personnel may be included in the annual review process:included in the annual review process:

• the director of special education the director of special education services or assigneeservices or assignee

• school psychologistschool psychologist• parent memberparent member• parent of the childparent of the child• guidance counselor (secondary level)guidance counselor (secondary level)


• assigned teacher (at the secondary assigned teacher (at the secondary level this may be the classroom level this may be the classroom teacher in a self-contained class, teacher in a self-contained class, resource room teacher if this is the resource room teacher if this is the only service provided, or one of the only service provided, or one of the child's special education teachers in child's special education teachers in a special education a special education departmentalized program) departmentalized program)

• classroom teacher (elementary level)classroom teacher (elementary level)


• speech and language therapist ( if the speech and language therapist ( if the child classification requires attendance),child classification requires attendance),

• the child ( if the professionals feel that the child ( if the professionals feel that the child could benefit from the the child could benefit from the discussion or may be able to shed light on discussion or may be able to shed light on a concern or recommendation being a concern or recommendation being considered ) andconsidered ) and

• any other individual deemed necessary.any other individual deemed necessary.


•The role of the special The role of the special education teacher is a very education teacher is a very important one since a important one since a great deal of the great deal of the information provided will information provided will come from this area.come from this area.


•Consequently, many of the Consequently, many of the recommendations, changes recommendations, changes or additions may result or additions may result from what the special from what the special education teacher reports education teacher reports to the Eligibility Committee to the Eligibility Committee during the annual review.during the annual review.


•Therefore, this meeting Therefore, this meeting should be taken very seriously should be taken very seriously since it will determine the since it will determine the child's educational direction child's educational direction and objectives for the coming and objectives for the coming year. As a result you should year. As a result you should be prepared and familiar with be prepared and familiar with the following materials:the following materials:


• ••Any pre-and post-Any pre-and post-standardized test scores standardized test scores indicating the child's indicating the child's academic progress for academic progress for the year.the year.


•••A copy of the child's A copy of the child's report card clearly report card clearly outlining grades and outlining grades and attendance for the year.attendance for the year.


•••Suggested goals and Suggested goals and objectives for the objectives for the coming year. coming year.


•••An report indicating An report indicating whether or not the child whether or not the child benefited from the benefited from the modifications allowed on modifications allowed on his/her IEP, and the reasons his/her IEP, and the reasons why they may or may not why they may or may not have been beneficial.have been beneficial.


•If applicable, If applicable, recommendations for recommendations for additional test additional test modifications. modifications.


•If applicable, If applicable, recommendations for recommendations for additional related additional related services and the reasons services and the reasons why.why.


•If applicable, If applicable, recommendations for recommendations for reduction of related reduction of related services and the reasons services and the reasons why.why.


•Samples of the child's Samples of the child's work over the course of work over the course of the year.the year.


•A review of the child A review of the child overall social progress overall social progress for the year for the year


•The above information The above information should present a should present a professional judgment of professional judgment of the child's progress and the child's progress and needs for the coming year. needs for the coming year.

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