Ten Step Special Education Process

Special Education and Related Services
Matthew Trotti
Grand Canyon University: SPD 510
9/15/15

Special Education and Related Services According to research IDEA “strives not only to grant equal access to students with disabilities, but also to provide additional special education services and procedural safeguards” (IDEA (The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)). In order for a child to be found eligible for special education and related services they must go through the ten step process. This paper will focus on the ten step special education process and the case scenario.
Case Scenario The case scenario itself describes a young girl that is currently in the third grade. Bryanna currently is not on and IEP or a 504 plan. At the
According to The Special Education Process under IDEA 2004 “the state must identify, locate, and evaluate all children with disabilities in the state who need special education and related services” (The Special Education Process under IDEA 2004). It is within this step that Bryanna would be found and after looking over her testing scores would be sent to the next step in the process being the evaluation. In the evaluation Bryannas testing scores will be looked over to help decide what services she might qualify for. It is also within the evaluation process that Bryanna would be tested to see what type of disability if any she might have. After evaluating Bryanna a team will then be put together to look over the results. After the team looks over the results it will be determined if or what types of services Bryanna will receive. It is at this point in the process after she is found eligible that according to research “within 30 calendar days after a child is determined eligible, the IEP team must meet to write an IEP for the child” (The Special Education Process under IDEA 2004). Bryanna has been found eligible for services and is now ready to start the IEP
It is at this point that “if parents do not agree with the IEP and placement, they may discuss their concerns with the other IEP team members and work on an agreement” (The Special Education Process under IDEA 2004). The parents role is very crucial in the IEP and the IEP process, as parents they should be involved in every step of the process. The last step of the special education process is the reevaluation. According to research and IDEA “at least every three years the child must be reevaluated, unless parents and the school system agree that the reevaluation is not necessary” (The Special Education Process under IDEA 2004). The reevaluation is the time when the child can be evaluated again to see if they need any more services or if the still qualify for special education services at all. It is at this point in the process that if Bryanna has meat all of her goal in her IEP that she would be reevaluated and re