NAC388.336. Review of evaluation data; determination of need for additional data.

As part of an initial evaluation if data is available, and as part of any reevaluation, a group that includes the committee that developed or will develop the pupil’s individualized educational program pursuant to NAC 388.281, the members of the eligibility team and any other qualified professionals appointed shall, in accordance with 34 C.F.R. § 300.305:

     1. Conduct a review of data from existing evaluations, including, without limitation:

     (a) Evaluations and information provided by the parents of the pupil;

     (b) Current local or state assessments and classroom-based assessments and observations; and

     (c) Observations by teachers and related service providers; and

     2. Based upon the review and input from the pupil’s parents, identify the additional data, if any, that is required to determine:

     (a) Whether the pupil has a particular category of disability or, in case of a reevaluation of a pupil, whether the pupil continues to have such a disability and the educational needs of the pupil;

     (b) The present levels of academic achievement and related developmental needs of the pupil;

     (c) Whether the pupil needs special education and related services or, in the case of a reevaluation of a pupil, whether the pupil continues to need special education and related services; and

     (d) Whether any additions or modifications to the special education and related services are needed to enable the pupil to meet the measurable annual goals set out in the individualized educational program of the pupil and to participate, as appropriate, in the general education curriculum.

Ê The group may conduct its review without a meeting.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R085-99, eff. 2-16-2000; A by R071-05, 2-23-2006; R058-07, 10-31-2007)