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Screening and Referral
It is the responsibility of the school to find and identify all students who have disabilities. As part of this responsibility, the school conducts screening activities to find students who might, after further evaluation be verified as having a disability. Hearing screening, vision screening, and group achievement testing are all examples of screening activities. Screening activities include preschool as well as school age children.
Identification of Children with Disabilities
Nebraska Administrative Code, Chapter 51 - Section 006.01
006.01A Each resident school district shall document annually its effort to identify, evaluate and verify all children with disabilities.
A referral is a written request asking for an individual evaluation of a child. Before a student can be evaluated the school must obtain written permission of the parents or an order from the Department of Education. If the child is of school age, a group called the student assistance team (SAT) must first address the problems and determine that special education is the only viable alternative.
Teachers, counselors, administrators, parents or the student assistance team may make referrals. Once a referral has been made, an individual evaluation of the child must be completed within a reasonable amount of time.
Referral Definition
Nebraska Administrative Code, Chapter 51 - Section 003.35
003.35 Referral shall mean the submission of a written request for an individual evaluation of a child suspected of having a disability.
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