This lesson describes how to indicate need for additional evaluation, add evaluation areas and evaluators, indicate parent/guardian notice and consent, and log attempts made to contact parents.
This lesson requires that you have selected a student and are viewing a single student's record. If you are unsure how to locate a student, see the "Find a Student" lesson in the "Students" manual for help.
This lesson also requires that a referral has been created for the selected student. For information on how to create a referral, see the "Add a REED" lesson in this manual.
Select Special Ed -> REED.
Click Edit to open the REED for your selected student.
Click the Plan tab in the Sub-navigation Toolbar.
Indicate Need for Additional Evaluation
Option 1. Select "The EvaluationTeam has determined, based on the present level of educational performance statement that additional evaluation is required to determine the needs of the student" and a form will automatically load below titled "Determination Options" where determination options, evaluation area, and evaluator information will be entered.  NOTE: In almost all cases this should always be selected for Initials and Reevaluations/Triennials.
Option 2. Select "The Evaluation Team has determined that no additional information or evaluation data is required for continued eligibility". This will require an explanation of why no additional data is needed and provide options for additional assessment that may be requested by the student's parents or teacher.  NOTE: THIS option is used for Reevaluation(Triennial) WAIVERS.
Evaluation Option 1
The following steps apply when "The Evaluation Team has determined, based on the present level of educational performance statement that additional evaluation is required to determine the needs of the student" has been selected.
Determination Options
Answer Yes or No as appropriate to indicate how data from the evaluation will be used.
Add Evaluators
1. Select the Evaluation Area from the drop down provided.
2. Select the Role of the evaluator from the drop down provided.
3. Enter the evaluator's name in the Evaluator field. You may enter just a few letters of the evaluator's name and a drop down list with the available evaluator's names will appear. Once you have located the evaluator's name roll over his/her name and click.
4. Enter any comments in the text area provided.
5. Click the Green Add Icon to save this record to the plan.
Repeat Steps 1-5 until all evaluation areas and evaluators are included.
 
Note: You MUST click the Green Add Icon before you Save your plan information or the evaluator WILL NOT be added.
Upon successful addition of an Evaluator a green box indicating Data saved successfully will appear.
Note: Clicking the Red Minus Icon allows you to remove an evaluator.
PROCEED to Parent/Guardian Notice and Consent Section
Evaluation Option Two
1. Select Yes to require a MET (Closeout Form).
2. Input the reason why no further evaluation to determine eligibility is required.
1. IF either the Parent and/or Teacher requested additional testing, select the appropriate check box(es).  Otherwise leave this area BLANK and proceed to Parent/Guardian Notice and Consent.
2.  From the drop down, select the evaluation areas requested.
Add Evaluations Areas Requested
3. Select the Evaluation Area from the drop down provided.
4. Select the Role of the evaluator from the drop down provided.
5. Enter the evaluator's name in the Evaluator field. You may enter just a few letters of the evaluator's name and a drop down list with the available evaluator's names will appear. Once you have located the evaluator's name roll over his/her name and click.
6. Enter any comments in the text area provided.
7. Click the Green Add Icon to save this record to the plan.
Repeat Steps 1-5 until all evaluation areas and evaluators are included.
 
Note: You MUST click the Green Add Icon before you Save your plan information or the evaluator WILL NOT be added.
Parent/Guardian Notice and Consent
Select Parental/Guardian Consent and Notice Options
Use the check boxes provided to select all that apply in accordance with this plan.
Enter Attempts to Contact Parents
1. Use the date picker to select the date the contact attempt was made.
2. Enter the method in which the attempt was made (i.e., Phone Call, Email, Letter)
3. Enter the user's name that made the contact attempt. Remember that it must be a user in the system.
4. Enter any information about the contact attempt in the comments box provided.
5. Click the Green Plus Icon to add the contact attempt to this page. Click the Red Minus Icon to
remove contact attempts.
Repeat Steps 1-5 to add additional attempts to contact parents.
Save
After all Plan information has been added, click any of the Save buttons to save the Plan.
Note: Review the plan to ensure that all information is correct. If all information is correct, proceed to "Next Steps" at the end of this lesson.
Next Steps
1. Upon successful save, a green box indicating Data saved successfully will appear.
2. After you are finished creating the plan you are ready to move on to Notice. To proceed, click on the Notice tab in the Sub-navigation Toolbar.
Note: Please refer to the "Notice for a REED" section in the "REED" manual for more information on Notice.