The Triennial Review Process
The Triennial Review Process involves the complete re-evaluation of a student classified with a disability. This evaluation is done every 3 years in order to determine if the condition upon which the original classification was made is still relevant.
However, a teacher or parent may request a re-evaluation at any time before then. According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a student may be evaluated up to once per year.
Just like the initial evaluation, a re-evaluation can give the IEP team more information regarding the student’s strengths and needs, as well as individualized services and accommodations. The Parent Advocacy Team will help parents prepare for their student’s Triennial IEP by requesting draft copies of all assessments up to a week prior to the IEP meeting.
Once received, your advocate will schedule an appointment to go over assessments with parents and log all areas of discrepancies, weakness and strengths.
Prior assessment data will be compared to the present data and scores will be evaluated for growth or regression. Any of your questions and concerns will also be drafted into an agenda for the meeting.
The Triennial IEP
At the triennial individualized educational plan meeting, all assessments will be presented by the evaluator, as well as the written report. Each individual evaluator must have specific licenses and/or credentials required in order to perform, and evaluate the data from those assessments. Each of the following assessment are presented.
- Pyschoeducational
- Speech and Language
- Occupational Therapy
- AAC
- Assistive Technology
Parents, Teachers and other IEP Team Members will be able to ask each evaluator questions regarding the assessments for further clarification.
Once all assessments have been presented, academic and service goals are developed based on the data from the assessment reports.
The student’s accommodations will be reviewed and updated based on the assessment data and student’s needs.
The school district will now present their offer of a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) plan, which details the service, the amount of time the student will be provided the service, and the location of the service. If the parent is in agreement that the offer presented is indeed both free and appropriate, they sign the IEP authorizing consent.
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