student. Be sure to share with your student’ s teacher if an IEP or IFSP is in place or if you have any developmental concerns.
Pupil Personnel Services provides a range of services to accommodate the needs of students who have been identified as eligible for special education services through the Planning and Placement Team( PPT) process. Services may include speech / language, counseling, occupational and physical therapy, and specialized instruction. Services are provided in the least restrictive environment.
Pupil Services Personnel are also responsible for school health policies, the school nursing program, custody, and maintenance of confidentiality of school records, home instruction for those students who are physically unable to attend school, individual student evaluations for disabilities, and identification for giftedness.
INDIVIDUAL STUDENT EVALUATION PLAN
Pupil Services Personnel is involved in a continuous“ Child Find” effort to identify those children from birth to age 21 who may be at risk for failure in regular education.
An individual diagnostic evaluation may be given to any child referred to a Planning and Placement Team( PPT) for a possible need for special education services.
A child may be referred to the Student Assistance Team( SAT) by a parent / guardian, staff, or other concerned individual at any time. This process is the responsibility of regular education. It is the vehicle for reviewing a student’ s needs, planning strategies and modifications, reviewing progress, and providing documentation of all efforts made to assist the student. This process is designed to support regular education students and must be carefully distinguished from the Planning and Placement( PPT) process.
The PPT process is specifically designed for potential and identified special education students. A PPT is composed of the child’ s parent( s), a school administrator, a classroom teacher, a special education teacher, and a pupil services representative( i. e., speech / language pathologist, counselor, or school psychologist).
Referrals of preschool-age children for evaluation are generally made by physicians, hospitals, the Visiting Nurses Association, Head Start, daycare centers, private nursery schools, and other child-oriented state or private agencies, as well as by parents. These referrals are reviewed in a PPT to determine what evaluations may be required. Upon completion of testing, the team reconvenes as a PPT to determine eligibility for special education programming and / or services.
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