A Regular Education Process
Guidelines
The
following guidelines are provided as a tool to assist the district, schools and
teams to provide consistency and continuity regarding student support services.
A.
Expressed
Concerns:
1.
Concerns
are expressed to/among:
a.
Building
Administrator
b.
Guidance
Counselor
c.
School
Psychologist
2.
One
or more of the following individuals has expressed concerns regarding a
students program and/or well being:
a.
Parent/Guardian
b.
Student
c.
Teacher
d.
Administrator
e.
Staff
Member
f.
Physician
g.
Other
Individual(s) Providing Service(s) to the student
B.
The
student's classroom teacher will review the cumulative record file and confer
with the guidance counselor, regarding, but not limited to, the following:
1.
District
Curriculum Accommodation Plan (DCAP)
2.
Previous
Educational Study Team reports
3.
Individual
Student Success Plan
4.
Special
Education Records
5.
Section
504 Records
6.
Title
1 Records
7.
Remedial
Program(s) Records
8.
Individual
and/or group test
C.
The
student's classroom teacher/guidance counselor will meet with the School
Psychologist to review the status of assessments either previously completed,
in process, and/or planned.
D.
The
STAT will assign the appropriate individual to contact the student's parent/guardian
to discuss the referral to the STAT.
1.
Referral
to the STAT does not automatically denote referral to:
a.
Special
Education
b.
Section
504
c.
Title
1
d.
Other
Support Services
E.
Concerns
Checklist
1.
The
teacher and/or individual(s) making a referral to the STAT will complete the
appropriate Concerns Checklist(s)
2.
The
teacher and/or individual(s) making the referral to the STAT will make an
appointment to meet with the STAT
F.
STAT
Composition
1.
The
school guidance counselor will chair the Student Teacher Assistance Team
2.
Core
members of the EST include:
a.
School
Psychologist
b.
Guidance
Counselor
c.
Regular
Education Administrator, as appropriate
d.
Other
school personnel and specialist as necessary
3.
Parent/Guardian
and Student, fourteen years of age or older, will be invited to participate in
the STAT process
4.
All
STAT efforts must be documented and maintained on file with the District
a.
Cumulative
Record file at the student's school
b.
Accommodations
related to area(s) of concern
c.
Section
504 file, if referred to/receiving services under Section 504
d.
Special
Education file, if referred to/receiving services under Special Education
G.
The
school guidance counselor will sign the STAT form and forward it to the
building principal and Director of Special Education.