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  • OSPI webpage on Making a Referral for Special Education

    Contains information on how to request an evaluation for special education services for a student, and timelines for referral and evaluation.



  • OSPI webpage on Eligibility for Special Education

    Contains information on how a student qualifies for special education and includes a section for Frequently Asked Questions.



  • OSPI Special Education Technical Assistance Paper No. 5 (TAP 5)

    Covers the evaluation procedures under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Topics include: Overview; Child Find and Referral Procedures; Initial Evaluations; Additional Requirements for Evaluating Students with Specific Learning Disabilities; Reevaluations; and Independent Educational Evaluations.



  • Psychometric Conversion Table

    Conversion table for Standard Scores, Percentile Rank, Scaled Scores, T-Scores, Z-Scores, and Descriptions.

  • WAC 392-172A-02040; Child find.

    Describes a school district’s obligation to conduct child find activities calculated to reach all students with a suspected disability for the purpose of locating, evaluating and identifying students who are in need of special education and related services, regardless of the severity of their disability.

  • Washington Administrative Code relating to Evaluations

  • Twice Exceptional Students:

    • U.S. Department of Education 2010 Letter Regarding Students with High Cognition
      Issued in January 13, 2010, this letter provides clarification of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as it applies to children with disabilities requiring special education and related services who have high cognition as well as how other laws apply to this population.
    • OSERS Letter to Dr. Jim Delisle
      Issued in December 20, 2013, this letter provides clarification of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its implementing regulations as they apply to children who have high cognition and who may have specific learning disabilities (SLD).
    • Identification of Students with Specific Learning Disabilities
      Published by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction in December 2014.
      This document describes the procedures for Specific Learning Disability (SLD) eligibility determination that are required in addition to the evaluation/reevaluation process for determining eligibility for special education services for a student with a disability.
    • Students with ADHD and Section 504: A Resource Guide
      Through this letter and the accompanying Resource Guide, OCR seeks to help educators, families, students, and other stakeholders better understand these laws as they pertain to students with ADHD in elementary and secondary schools in order to ensure that these students receive the regular or special education, related aids and services, or supplementary aids and services the student needs to be successful.

  • Response to Intervention and relevant Washington Administrative Code:

  • Independent Educational Evaluations and relevant Washington Administrative Code

    • OSERS letter to Parker
      Issued on February 20, 2004 by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs. This letter contains guidance on whether it is permissible for a public agency to restrict a parent’s choice of an IEE to only the evaluators on a list provided to the parent by the public agency and whether the public agency has the ultimate authority to choose the evaluator.
    • May 2, 2019 Letter to Zirkel
      Addresses a parent’s right to an IEE when the child has been evaluated and found not to be a child with a disability in need of special education and related services.
    • WAC 392-172A-05005
      Independent educational evaluation.


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