• Specific Learning Disability Eligibility Monitoring Document 2013-2014

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  • The child does not achieve adequately, as indicated on multiple data sources, 

    as appropriate, for the child’s age or grade level standards aligned with the Kentucky

    Program of Studies in one or more of the following areas when provided with learning

    experiences and instruction appropriate for the child’s age or state-approved grade

    level standards. (Check areas indicated.) 

  • The student fails to achieve a rate of learning to make sufficient 

    progress to meet grade level standards aligned with the Kentucky Program of

    Studies in one or more of the areas identified above when assessed using a

    response to scientific, research-based intervention processes;

  • OR

  • NOTE: Mark either SLD 2A or 2B.  DO NOT MARK BOTH

  • The student exhibits a pattern of strengths and weaknesses in 

    performance, achievement, or both relative to ability level or intellectual

    development.

  • Deficits in achievement are not primarily the result of:

  • Vision

  • Hearing

  • Motor Impairments

  • Mental Disability

  • Emotional Behavioral Disability

  • Cultural Factors

  • Environmental or Economic Disadvantage

  • Lack of instruction in reading and/or math was not a determinant factor in 

    the eligibility decision.

  • Limited English proficiency was not a determinant factor in the eligibility decision.

  • Deficits have an adverse effect on educational performance.

  • The relevant behavior(s) noted during the observation are documented.

  • The relationship of that behavior to the child’s academic functioning is documented. 

  • A member of the ARC (not the child’s regular education teacher) conducted a behavior observation in the learning environment.  

  • The educationally relevant medical findings, if any. 

  • The instructional strategies used and the student-centered data collected in response to scientific, research-based intervention process. 

  • The student has a specific learning disability

  • The student is eligible for specially designed instruction and related services.

  • The child is eligible for specially designed instruction and related services.

  • The ARC includes other professionals relative to the area(s) of concern,

    such as a school psychologist, speech-language pathologist, or educational specialist.

  •  Each ARC member certifies in writing whether the report reflects his/her conclusion.

  • Documentation of the instructional strategies, educational services, and data

    collected on student performance is provided to the parent(s).

  • Notification to the student’s parent(s) concerning the policies regarding the

    amount and nature of student performance data that is collected and the general

    education services that are provided; strategies for increasing the child’s rate of

    learning; AND the parent(s’) right to request an evaluation. 

  • The parent was provided a copy of the evaluation report AND documentation of eligibility is given to the parent(s). 

    OR

    If parent did not attend the ARC, then a copy of the evaluation report and documentation of eligibility were sent 

    home to the parent.

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