Special Education Evaluation Services

The DISD Assessment team consists of Educational Diagnosticians, Licensed Specialists in School Psychology, and a Licensed Professional Counselor.  The team coordinates all evaluations for students suspected of having a disability or in need of a reevaluation for special education services, other than students who are only suspected of having a speech impairment.

Process:   All initial referrals to the assessment team are via the campus referral team. Students participate in the Student Intervention Team and, when appropriate, a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) or response to intervention (RTI) process prior to a referral. The referral team determines the referral question (and thus, the nature of the evaluation, e.g. whether it is a dyslexia evaluation or a Full Individual Evaluation for special education) and forwards it to the assessment department.  An assessment team leader (ATL) is assigned – this can be either an LSSP, SLP or diagnostician.  While dyslexia and 504 evaluations are conducted primarily by a sole evaluator with input from teachers, all FIEs are conducted by a multi-disciplinary team (to include general and special education teachers and other relevant related service providers, such as an OT, or nurse).