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Exceptional
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Dr. Carl Brunick
Executive Director of Exceptional Student Education
& Student Services
(239) 337-8280
Mike Bursztyn
Assistant Director of Exceptional Student Education
(239) 337-8287
Jackie Turner
Assistant Director of Student Services
(239) 337-8342 |
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Psychological
Services |
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Psycho-educational
Evaluation |
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Diagnostic assessments may be administered to students who
have initially gone through the following processes in an
effort to better access the curriculum:
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Parent
– Teacher meetings and/or consultations regarding the
child’s status, with recommended supports put in place
in school and/or home
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Counseling sessions provided by building-based guidance
counselor if applicable
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Multi-tiered Response to Intervention programming at
which time progress monitoring is carried out to rate
the level of success the student is achieving in
intensive academic reading and/or math
environments--designed to help the teacher clearly
identify the issues and utilize seemingly appropriate
strategies or remediations in the classroom to attempt
to promote educational growth without further referrals
if possible
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Vision
and Hearing screenings to rule out sensory weaknesses
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Screening for potential communication issues
(communication checklist)
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Completion of Evaluation Referral Form including parent
signature giving consent for testing
For those students whose
problems are extremely chronic or severe, a full
psycho-educational battery would be administered, which
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An IQ test to estimate reasoning ability in relation to same age
peers |
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Achievement tests, primarily in the reading and math areas |
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Processing measures (motor and memory areas) to gain insight into the student’s probable learning style or potential area of
weakness |
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If there are social/emotional factors, behavior
checklists and/or projective tests come into play, as well. |
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It is our responsibility as school professionals
to attempt to resolve a student’s difficulties
within the confines of the general education
environment whenever possible (as delineated in
IDEA regulations). This is known as the least restrictive environment. |
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