This professional learning series is designed to build evaluator capacity, ensure compliance with state and federal requirements, and promote consistent, high-quality evaluation practices across campuses. The series supports both new and experienced staff through targeted instruction, collaboration, and applied practice.
Topics include:
• Program overview, expectations, and evaluator roles
• Evaluation types, Child Find responsibilities, and compliance timelines
• Related services and interdisciplinary collaboration
• Organizational systems to support efficient and compliant evaluations
• The ABCs of the Full and Individual Evaluation (FIE), including FIIE and REEDS
• State Performance Plan Indicators (SPPI) 11 and 12
• Family engagement and meaningful participation in the ARD process
• Dyslexia, LPAC, and nursing considerations within special education evaluations
• Collaboration with campus administrators, parents, and school counselors
• Development of PLAAFPs and measurable, standards-aligned goals
• STAAR Alternate 2 and TELPAS Alternate assessment requirements
• College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR), graduation pathways, and transition planning