The screening of a child by a teacher or specialist to determine appropriate instructional strategies for curriculum implementation is not considered to be an evaluation for eligibility for special education and related services.
The REED must be conducted by the admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee members (see ARD COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP framework) and other qualified professionals, as appropriate.
On the basis of that review, and input from the child's parents, the ARD committee members must identify what additional data, if any, are needed to determine:
Whether the child is a child with a disability, and the educational needs of the child, or, in case of a reevaluation of a child, whether the child continues to have such a disability and the educational needs of the child;
Whether the child needs special education and related services, or in the case of a reevaluation of a child, whether the child continues to need special education and related services;
Whether any additions or modifications to the special education and related services are needed to enable the child to meet the measurable annual goals set out in the individualized education program (IEP) of the child and to participate, as appropriate, in the general education curriculum.
The local educational agency (LEA) must administer such assessments and other evaluation measures as may be needed to produce the data identified by the REED according to the EVALUATION PROCEDURES framework:
If no additional data are needed to determine whether the child continues to be a child with a disability and to determine the child's educational needs, the LEA must notify the child's parents of:
The right of the parents to request an assessment to determine whether the child continues to be a child with a disability and to determine the child's educational needs.
