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Officials outline evaluation process, KIPS and kindergarten intake for students with suspected disabilities
Summary
CPSC and District 28 staff described the multidisciplinary evaluation process, parents’ right to choose evaluation sites, and the kindergarten intake (KIPP) process used to determine school-age placement and IEP services.
District 28 and CPSC officials described how evaluations are conducted and how the kindergarten intake process determines school-age placements for students with disabilities.
Jennifer Lozano Luna explained that CPSC evaluation work is conducted by multidisciplinary evaluation agencies (MDEs) and preschool assessment teams. “For our preschool students, the initial CPSC evaluation process starts at that point of the referral,” Lozano Luna said, adding that parents may choose evaluation sites and that CPSC administrators ensure completion of evaluation packets.
Andy Corso and CPSC administrators said school psychologists and IEP teams decide what additional assessments are needed to answer the team’s specific questions. “What's the information we don't know now that we still need? And then to choose the right assessment for that,” Corso said.
On kindergarten intake, Stacy Palmer, District 28’s administrator of special education, described the KIPP process (formerly “turning 5”): a multi-step review of assessments, teacher reports, observations and social history to determine services or declassification as children move from pre-K into kindergarten. “This process happens when the child is turning 5,” Palmer said.
Officials said screening can be useful when paired with interventions (RTI), but emphasized that assessments and IEP decisions must be individualized. Parents were reminded they have the right to request an IEP meeting whenever they see concerns.
