EVALUATION PROCEDURES
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S 1248 |
HR 1350 |
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``(b) Evaluation Procedures._ ``(1) Notice._The local educational agency shall provide notice to the parents of a child with a disability, in accordance with subsections (b)(3), (b)(4), and (c) of section 615, that describes any evaluation procedures such agency proposes to conduct. |
`(b) EVALUATION PROCEDURES- `(1) NOTICE- The local educational agency shall provide notice to the parent of a child with a disability, in accordance with subsections (b)(3), (b)(4), and (c) of section 615, that describes any evaluation procedures such agency proposes to conduct. |
(b) EVALUATION PROCEDURES- (1) NOTICE- The local educational agency shall provide notice to the parents of a child with a disability, in accordance with subsections (b)(3), (b)(4), and (c) of section 615, that describes any evaluation procedures such agency proposes to conduct. |
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``(2) Conduct of evaluation._In conducting the evaluation, the local educational agency shall_ ``(A) use a variety of assessment tools and strategies to gather relevant functional, developmental, and academic information, including information provided by the parent, that may assist in determining_ ``(i) whether the child is a child with a disability; and ``(ii) the content of the child's individualized education program, including information related to enabling the child to be involved in and progress in the general curriculum, or for preschool children, to participate in appropriate activities; ``(B) not use any single procedure, measure, or assessment as the sole criterion for determining whether a child is a child with a disability or determining an appropriate educational program for the child; and ``(C) use technically sound instruments that may assess the relative contribution of cognitive and behavioral factors, in addition to physical or developmental factors. |
`(2) CONDUCT OF EVALUATION- In conducting the evaluation, the local educational agency shall-- `(A) use multiple up-to-date measures and assessments to gather relevant functional, developmental, and academic information, including information provided by the parent, to assist in determining-- `(i) whether the child is a child with a disability; and `(ii) the content of the child's individualized education program, including information related to enabling the child to be involved in and progress in the general education curriculum or, for preschool children, to participate in appropriate activities; `(B) not use any single measure or assessment as the sole criterion for determining whether a child is a child with a disability or determining an appropriate educational program for the child; and `(C) use technically sound instruments that may assess the relative contribution of cognitive and behavioral factors, in addition to physical or developmental factors. |
(2) CONDUCT OF EVALUATION- In conducting the evaluation, the local educational agency shall -- (A) use a variety of assessment tools and strategies to gather relevant functional and developmental information, including information provided by the parent, that may assist in determining whether the child is a child with a disability and the content of the child's individualized education program, including information related to enabling the child to be involved in and progress in the general curriculum or, for preschool children, to participate in appropriate activities; (B) not use any single procedure as the sole criterion for determining whether a child is a child with a disability or determining an appropriate educational program for the child; and (C) use technically sound instruments that may assess the relative contribution of cognitive and behavioral factors, in addition to physical or developmental factors. |
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