Q: What do I need to do to clean up my three – year ESERs and annual IEPs?
A: It is very important to make sure that the ESER for a student contains only the most current assessment and other information. This means that all older assessment data should be deleted from the ESER when a new one is held. The same holds true for the IEP paperwork. For instance, the PLAAFP requires all of the information listed to be current. Unless there is trend data or test scores that you need to provide, ALL older test score information needs to be deleted. If you include trend data, the purpose of that data’s inclusion should be explained.
Q: Do I need consent for a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)?
A: Yes. If the student is a general ed student, the FBA request must come through the iteam with parent signature on the iteam intervention permission form. For students who have an IEP, the FBA comes at the request of the IEP team with parent signature on the consent for evaluation form. Contact your school psychologist for more information.
**Note: If consent cannot be obtained, contact your program coordinator.
Q: I need a consent for an evaluation for an 18 year old. When I print it, though, the salutation is
still to the parents. What do I do?
A: Contact Laura Rhyner who will change the consent to the student’s name (which is preferred) or print a blank consent form and write in the student’s name. If you print a blank consent, go back and enter the appropriate dates into the database at the bottom of the referral screen.
Q: Can all teachers please include the specific area of disability in the PLAAFP of the IEP?
A: The section titled, “How Disability Affects Student’s Involvement and Progress in General Education” is where the disability needs to be listed and then how that disability affects the student in general education. This is important to ensure that all receivers of the IEP understand the student’s disability and to save our colleagues time in going back to look at ESERs or psychologist’s reports to find out what the student’s disability is.