Referral-Screening
1. Principals, counselors, teachers, ALPs facilitators and parents may initiate a referral.
2. Parents initiating referral will be assisted by the building counselor.
3. Building screening team consisting of building principal, counselor, classroom teacher, ALPs facilitator and others as necessary will review screening data to determine need for an assessment.Data to be reviewed will include some or all of the following:work samples, grades, Terra Nova Multiple Assessment, MAP, any previous testing, teacher observation.Assessment instruments will be determined by the team based on student need.
Assessment
1. ALPs facilitator contacts parent to advise of need for evaluation.
2. Notice and Consent for Evaluation sent home to parent by ALPs facilitator with letter to parent explaining eligibility requirements for the ALPs program.Completed form is returned to ALPs facilitator who notifies counselor.
3. Counselor administers cognitive assessment; ALPs facilitator oversees administration and scoring of academic and performance measures.Assessment completed in 45 days.
4. Counselor provides cognitive assessment results to ALPs facilitator.
5. ALPs facilitator completes Referral-Screening-Assessment-Evaluation form.
6. Building team reviews assessment results and determines eligibility of students who clearly meet requirements.
7. District level ALPs team reviews assessment results and determines eligibility for students who would qualify only with an override of criteria.
8. ALPs facilitator will notify parent and building team if student does or does not meet eligibility.Conferences will be set to explain the program to the student and parents prior to entry into program.
9. ALPs facilitator will place the completed Referral-Screening-Assessment-Evaluation form, the Notice and Consent for Evaluation and test protocols in the ALPs file folder and place in the student cumulative file.
Re-evaluation
Student performance will be re-evaluated at the end of grades 5 and 8 before transitioning to the middle and high school.A review of previous and current assessment data as well as classroom performance will be reviewed by the building screening team to determine continuation in the program.The ALPs facilitator will set up a conference with the parent to review re-evaluation and continuation status.

Center 58 School District