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[Audio] Introduction To Special Education September 26, 2025 Dominique Williams Blended Learning Coordinator.

[Audio] Special Education A Review Of: CHILD find/ SPED PROCESS ferpa AND CONFIDENTIALITY length OF SCHOOL DAY Gifted Referral Procedures.

[Audio] Child Find. CHILD FIND.

[Audio] What Is Child Find? Child Find is a statewide effort by the Alabama State Department of Education and the Department of Rehabilitation Services to locate, identify, and evaluate children with disabilities from birth to age 21..

[Audio] Who Can Make A Referral? A parent of a child or a public agency may initiate a request for an initial evaluation to determine if the child is a child with a disability. Intervention strategies (R-T-I--) are implemented for 8 weeks and data collected for student prior to the eligibility meeting..

[Audio] What are the Avenues for Making a Referral? A referral may be made: Over the phone Through the mail During a parent teacher conference By school personnel, for example, classroom teacher, guidance counselor, bus driver, et cetera (following Problem Solving Team guidelines) By anyone knowledgeable of the child.

[Audio] Referral Process A referral begins with the date that the parent signs the Consent to Evaluate. The total Process from Referral to I-E-P development is 135 days..

[Audio] Iep Team The I-E-P team makes decisions about eligibility, evaluations, and programming for the student. I-E-P team consist of: General Education Teacher S-P-E-D Teacher L-E-A Rep Parent.

[Audio] Eligibility DC has thirteen areas of disabilities that a child may qualify for S-P-E-D Services. Eligibility is a T-W-O Prong Process: Student must have a defined disability under A-A-C criteria Student must be in need of specialized instruction (academic or social need).

[Audio] 13 Disabilities Primary Disability Classification Specific Learning Disability Speech or Language Impaired Autism Spectrum Disorder Other Health Disabilities Developmental Delay Emotional or Behavioral Disorders Developmental Cognitive Disability – Mild/Moderate Deaf or Hard of Hearing Developmental Cognitive Disability – Severe/Profound Physically Impaired Severely Multiply Impaired Blind or Visually Impaired Traumatic Brain Injury Deaf Blind.

[Audio] Ferpa And Confidentiality Of Student Records.

[Audio] What is ferpa? ferpa is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and is a federal law that was enacted in 1974. ferpa protects the privacy of student education records. All educational institutions that receive federal funding must comply with ferpa..

[Audio] What are students' rights under ferpa? ferpa gives students four basic rights with respect to their education record: The right to control disclosure of their education record The right to review their education record The right to request amendment of inaccurate or misleading portions of their education record The right to file a complaint regarding non compliance of ferpa with the Family Policy Compliance Office of the U S Department of Education.

[Audio] Primary Rights of Parents under ferpa Right to inspect and review education records Right to seek to amend education records Right to consent to the disclosure of information from education records, except as provided by law.

[Audio] What are "education records"? Directly related to a student Maintained by an educational agency or institution or by a party acting for the agency or institution Records on a student receiving services under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (I-D-E-A-) are “education records” subject to ferpa Medical or health related records are “education records” subject to ferpa.

[Audio] “Personally identifiable information” The student’s name The name of the student’s parent or other family members A personal identifier, such as the student’s social security number, student number, or biometric record Other indirect identifiers, such as the student’s date of birth, place of birth, and mother’s maiden name.

[Audio] “Personally identifiable information,” (cont’d) Other information that, alone or in combination, is linked or linkable to a specific student that would allow a reasonable person in the school community, who does not have personal knowledge of the relevant circumstances, to identify the student with reasonable certainty Information requested by a person who the educational agency or institution reasonably believes knows the identity of the student to whom the education records relates.

[Audio] Length Of School Day fape issue Must meet requirements for full school day, as with regular ed. students, unless otherwise stated on the IEP IEP must designate what is best for the child, not what is best for transportation.

[Audio] Gifted Education Who are gifted students: Gifted students are those who perform at or who have demonstrated the potential to perform at high levels in academic or creative fields when compared to others of their age, experience, or environment. These students require services not ordinarily provided by the regular school program. Students possessing these abilities can be found in all populations, across all economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor.

[Audio] Who Can Make A Referral? Teachers, counselors, administrators, parents or guardians, peers, self, or any other individuals with knowledge of the student’s abilities may refer a student. Additionally, all second grade students will be observed as potential gifted referrals using a gifted behavior checklist..

[Audio] What is the Gifted Referral Process For each student referred, information is gathered in the areas of Aptitude, Characteristics, and Performance. The information is entered on a matrix where points are assigned according to established criteria. The total number of points earned determines if the student qualifies for gifted services..

[Audio] Each L-E-A must develop and implement procedures to ensure that students who exhibit gifted characteristics are referred for gifted services. Public Notice. Parents, teachers, and students must be informed of referral procedures. (b) Equity. Efforts must be made to identify students among all populations and socioeconomic groups as well as students with disabilities and students who are Limited English Proficient (L-E-P--). (c) Second Grade Child Find. All second grade students will be observed as potential gifted referrals using a gifted behavior checklist provided by the State Department of Education. (d) Standard Referral. A student may be referred for consideration for gifted services by teachers, counselors, administrators, parents or guardians, peers, self, and other individuals with knowledge of the student’s abilities. Standard referrals may occur at any time for students six years of age and older. Parents must be informed when students are referred. (e) Gifted Referrals Screening Team (G-R-S-T-). Each L-E-A must establish a team(s) to review referrals to determine if further assessment is indicated. Each team should consist of at least three individuals including someone knowledgeable about the student and someone knowledgeable about gifted education..

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