ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
Identification of a student as eligible for special education services begins with a written referral. That written request may come directly from the parent/guardian or directly from the school’s Intervention Strategy Team. Either route requires that a request be in writing. A forty-five-day clock “ticks” from the date of receipt. By or before the 45th day a meeting of staff and parents will have been called to review the evaluations done by school staff, a decision arrived at regarding eligibility for services and a program designed, ready to be implemented on the forty-fifth day if the child is declared eligible. Parents are encouraged to pick up a copy of their rights at the main office.
The Special Education Parent Teacher Association has made a variety of books available to parents and caregivers through the Watertown Library.
We appreciate their generosity and hope all families will take advantage of the availability of these resources by checking out our local library. |