SPED 433 Assessment in Urban Special Education

General

• Implement required prereferral intervention procedures.
• Select and use assessment measures and procedures that are technically adequate and appropriate for the student and specific assessment purpose, including assistive technology supports where appropriate
• Design, facilitate, and support a comprehensive, multidisciplinary evaluation process using unbiased assessment measures.
• Produce and maintain the reports, plans, and student assessment and performance data that are required by due process procedures and the school system according to the timelines for each.
• Communicate the results of assessments and the evaluation process to students, families, teachers, and other professionals.
• Assess the impact of race, gender, familial background, socioeconomic status, and cultural and linguistic diversity on assessment results and the special education referral, evaluation, planning, and programming process.
• Apply systematic procedures for compiling and using data for the purposes of continuous progress-monitoring, modification of instruction, and program and schoolwide improvement.