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By David Templeton, Special Education Process Example Video, Special…

- - - - General Educators
      - Educational Diagnostician
      - Special Educators
      - Related Service Providers
      - Medical Doctors
      - Parent(s) or Legal Guardian
    - - Intelligence
      - Disability-specific issues
      - Achievement
      - Behavioral
      - Medical
  - - - High-quality instruction and tiered evidence-based or practice-based intervention strategies aligned with individual student needs
      - Application of child response data to important educational decisions
      - Frequent monitoring of progress to make results-based academic or behavioral decisions
  - - - Is the issue a recurrent problem or new?
      - Is the issue appropriate for children of this age?
      - Is the issue constant?
- - - - Student data includes behaviour, performance, video documentation and written reports from teachers.
        
        During this step teachers will try to implement interventions available to remedy the situation as best as possible. This is where the process normal ends as it seldom escalates further.
  - - - Management assists with discussing issues with parents, provides recommendations for student and training for teachers if possible.
        
        During this step management will work closely with teachers to try find interventions that work for a student. This often takes place without involving parents, with parents being included at the latest stage possible.
  - - - If the initial stages haven't resolved issues. Parents are recommended to go for testing at the district university. This usually consists of an IQ test and other psychological tests.
        
        This stage is a recommendation, the school cannot diagnose or recommend SPED; the university needs to do testing and then refer to the hospital with results. The university can recommend accommodations based on their results but it is up to the parents to decide on what they want implemented.
  - - - The university will refer potential learning disabilities to the hospital to be diagnosed by a doctor. Only a doctor can provide recommendation for special education services.
        
        If parents accept the recommendation from this point the process becomes more serious. Doctors will do careful testing and provide a much more accurate recommendation for the student. This is problematic for parents who might not want to attend a SPED school as this diagnosis could impact their ability to attend general education schools.
  - - - Doctors will recommend students for special education if needed. This will mean they will need to enter a school that can provide these services.
        
        At this stage parents will be expected to send their child to a school that can provide the appropriate level of education for their child. This means that schools who are unable (general education schools) will likely not be allowed to accept their child.