Special Education Referral Procedures
If a student is experiencing academic, behavioral, or social
difficulty, he or she is referred to the Pupil Service Team at
his/her home school.
This team may be comprised of teachers, counselors,
administrators, special educators, speech pathologists, and
psychologists. School staff members or parents may make a
referral to the PST. The PST discusses the student's
difficulties and brainstorms in order to come up with possible
strategies or modifications that may help the child perform in
the regular classroom prior to a referral to the Committee on
Special Education. The PST monitors the child's progress and
reviews the case periodically to change strategies if necessary.
A child is referred to the CSE for a full psycho-educational
assessment only if these strategies prove ineffective in
correcting the difficulties and observations indicate that
further testing is in order; written parental consent is
obtained prior to any assessment.
Questions?
Ask your school psychologist or building or special education
administrator.
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