Child Study Committee (CSC)Chittum Elementary School

Faculty Inservice January 10, 2011

The General Relationship between ESTAT and CSC

Teacher notices student deficiencies

Teacher accommodates and differentiates

Teacher collects evidence

Teacher refers to ESTAT by filling out the paperwork

ESTAT/CSC meets and requests intervention documentation

Teacher implements and documents

ESTAT/CSC meets and possibly refers for testing

The CSC Procedure

The CSC Procedure after ESTAT Parent, teacher, or ESTAT requests testing

CSC Committee sends home CSC Invitation and convenes within 10 business days

At the meeting the CSC and ESTAT will examine child’s progress and teacher’s documentation of intervention (will be discussed later)

CSC either recommends or does not recommend testing, screening, and evaluation

Testing, screening, and evaluation is completed within 65 working days

The Referral Process

The Referral Process It is essential that the teacher should seek to go through ESTAT prior to CSC.

Not doing this risks the CSC’s inability to recommend further testing due to a lack of documented evidence.

If CSC receives a referral from any source, we are required to meet by law. CSC is not required to refer students for testing. CSC cannot refer students for testing unless written documentation is provided

showing evidence that testing is needed.

If ESTAT refers a student to CSC, the teacher MUST fill out paperwork prior to scheduling the meeting. This will speed up the process and meeting time.

Before the Meeting: CSC paperwork for the teacher Behavioral checklist

Referral form

Teacher observation form Teachers will conduct a Classroom Observation (unless SLD is suspected) If a Specific Learning Disability (SLD) is suspected, an administrator will conduct

the Classroom Observation.

Child Study Committee Referral Information Sheet (green sheet)

During the meeting:Procedure Whenever possible, the ESTAT/CSC teams will be represented.

Reason for the ESTAT merger: ESTAT-to-CSC referrals can be expedited without having to schedule another

meeting CSC referrals will be more informed due to the closer proximity of communication

between committees. Just because there is a meeting, it does not mean that a CSC referral will be made.

Parents and teachers should be prepared to discuss: Strengths Weaknesses Accommodations that have been made, as well as their success rate

Meeting MinutesFull forms and close ups

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General Testing Recommendations

Full forms and close ups

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After the CSC Meeting and Recommendation

After the CSC meeting and recommendation Teacher will continue ESTAT and other interventions in class

Other tests, evaluations, and screenings will be completed within 65 working days after the meeting.

Acknowledgements

We recognize the following The CSC process is labor and time intensive

However, this is to ensure that the right determinations are made, as well as ensure that all other options have been exhausted before moving on to formal accommodations (504/IEP).

Requiring the channel through ESTAT is cumbersome However, if a child does qualify for testing, ESTAT documentations will expedite the

process through CSC, as well as provide a strong case for testing

Qualifications for special education services are determined by federal law. Certain procedures must be followed in order to be in compliance with that law! This protects the schools and the individual teachers.