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FULL INDIVIDUAL AND INITIAL EVALUATION (FIE)
All children with disabilities in Texas, regardless of the severity of their disabilities, and who are in need of special education and related services, must be identified, located, and evaluated. This is called “Child Find”.
A Full Individual and Initial Evaluation (FIE) is a collection of information about your child’s special learning needs, strengths, interests and challenges. It will tell you and the school if your child has a disability. It will also tell you about the special services your child may need to do better in school.
The evaluation will determine if your child:
- Has a disability, and
- As a result of the disability, your child needs special education services or related services to benefit from education.
There is a formal process that you must follow regarding evaluations.
Evaluations During School Shut down for COVID19
- Student Data Review Guidance for Referrals to Special Education
- Response to Intervention (RtI)
- Screening
- How to Get Services/Write Letter (Referral)
- Review of Existing Evaluation Data (REED)
- Consent
EVALUATION PROCEDURES (FIE)
AFTER EVALUATION:
- Review Evaluation
- My Child is Eligible
- My Child is Not Eligible
- Disagree with Evaluation
- IEP Development
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Texas Education Agency:
- Student Data Review Guidance for Referrals to Special Education
- Evaluation Considerations during COVID19
- Evaluation Timeline
- Coordinated Early Intervening Services
- Response to Intervention
- Dyslexia Services
- Letter to Administrators regarding Provision of Services for Students with Dyslexia and Related Disorders
- Review of Existing Evaluation FAQs
- Response to Intervention Guidance
SpedTex - Independent Education Evaluation (video)
Legal Framework for the Child Centered Process:
- Child Find Duty
- Child Find for Parentally Placed Private School Children
- Closing the Gap
- Referral for Services
- Dyslexia Services
- Review of Existing Evaluation Data
- Evaluation Procedures
- Independent Educational Evaluation
Texas Statewide Leadership For Autism - Evaluation Categories
While the information provided is specific in relation to students with autism, ANY parent can use the information to learn about the variety of assessments available
Disability Rights Texas – How to Request an Initial Evaluation for Special Education Eligibility
Center for Parent Information and Resources – Evaluating Children for Disability
Evaluation Procedures – From the TARGET Manual by the Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism –
Learning Disabilities Association of America – Right to an Evaluation for Special Education Services
U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education Programs – Changes in Initial Evaluation and Reevaluation
Wrightslaw – Tests and Measurements and Assessments, Evaluations and Testing
Texas Assistive Technology Network – Response to Intervention
University of Texas/Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk – Parent Resources
Understood.org – A Parent’s Guide to Response to Intervention
Articles from GreatSchools.org :
- Response-To-Intervention: An Emerging Method for LD Identification http://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/emerging-method-for-ld-identification/
- Before Special Ed: How Pre-Referral Works http://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/pre-referral/