Technical Evaluation and Assessment Manual

THE NEW MEXICO T.E.A.M. (REV. DECEMBER 2017)

Technical Evaluation and Assessment Manual

The New Mexico T.E.A.M. New Mexico Public Education Department

January 2017 (rev. December 2017)

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The New Mexico T.E.A.M. New Mexico Public Education Department

January 2017 (rev. December 2017)

Determining Eligibility for IDEA Part B Special Education Services

New Mexico Public Education Department Special Education Bureau 120 South Federal Place, Room 206

Santa Fe, NM 87501 New Mexico Technical Evaluation and Assessment Manual: Determining Eligibility for IDEA Part B

Special Education Services January 2017

The State of New Mexico Public Education Department Acknowledgements

Governor Susana Martinez

Office of the Secretary of Education Christopher Ruszkowski, Secretary-Designate of Education Deborah Dominguez-Clark, State Director of Special Education

New Mexico Public Education Commission Vacant, Chair

Patricia Gibson, Vice Chair Gilbert G. Peralta, Secretary Karyl Ann Armbruster, Member

Jeff Carr, Member Eleanor Chavez, Member James Conyers, Member

Millie Pogna, Member Carolyn Shearman, Member Carmie Lynn Toulouse, Member

The Office of the Secretary of Education would like to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance in the 2016-17 revision of NM TEAM:

Laura Allen, Albuquerque Public Schools Kelley Alsup, Pecos Valley REC #8

Joanna Cosbey, University of New Mexico Vicky Fuessel, Central Regional Educational Cooperative

Donald Frazier, Ruidoso Municipal Schools Dahn Freed, Region IX Education Cooperative Dana Gray, High Plains Regional Education Cooperative Julie Johnson, NM School for the Blind and Visually Impaired William Lusk-Claiborne, NM Special Education Bureau

*Additional acknowledgements to Kerry Ryan SLP, Albuquerque Public Schools; Maria Jaramillo, Central Regional Education Cooperative; and Brenda Holmes, New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired who provided additional assistance with Speech or Language Impairment and Visual

Impairments, including Blindness

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The Office of the Secretary of Education would like to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance in the 2011 revision of NM TEAM. Amy Baldonado, Gallup McKinley Schools Sophie Bertrand, CDD/University of New Mexico Joanna Cosbey, University of New Mexico Kathleen Cronin, CDD/University of New Mexico Deborah Dannelley, Los Alamos Schools Kate Dixon, Preschool Network, CDD/University of New Mexico Donald Frazier, Region IX Education Cooperative Danette Fuller, NM School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Priscilla Gutierrez, New Mexico School for the Deaf Deb Husson, Las Cruces Schools Betty Lansdowne, Preschool Network, CDD/University of New Mexico Pat Osbourn, CDD/University of New Mexico Robert Romero, Los Lunas Schools Wendy Shanahan, Albuquerque Public Schools Dana Stoltz Gray, High Plains Regional Education Cooperative Marci Wallace, Children Youth & Families Division/JJS Marianne Williamson, Carlsbad Municipal Schools Leah Johnson, NM Special Education Bureau, Facilitator Sandra Schwarz, NM Special Education Bureau, Facilitator Kristine Noel, Region IX Education Cooperative, Facilitator

Special acknowledgments to the following core group for their oversight, research and commitment to the finalizing of the initial project and development of the online training

modules for NM TEAM: Joanna Cosbey, University of New Mexico Dana Stoltz Gray, High Plains Regional Education Cooperative Wendy Shanahan, Albuquerque Public Schools Kristine Noel, Region IX Education Cooperative

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Table of Contents

Section One. New Mexico Technical Evaluation and Assessment Manual Introduction .................................................................................................................. 7 Section Two. The Role of the Student Assistance Team in the Eligibility Determination Process ................................................................................................ 9 Section Three. Use of Professional Judgment in the Eligibility Determination Process ....................................................................................................................... 13 Section Four. Multilingual Assessment Issues in New Mexico: Guidelines for Assessment of Students Who Are Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, including Students Enrolled in Dual-Language Programs ...................................................... 15 Section Five. Use and Interpretation of Standardized Assessments and Obtained Scores ......................................................................................................................... 19 Section Six: Conducting Initial Evaluations ............................................................ 27 Section Seven. Eligibility Determination Decisions and Worksheets ................... 31 Section Eight. Review of Existing Evaluation Data (REED) Process and Forms.. 45

Review of Existing Evaluation Data (REED)......................................................................................49

Eligibility Categories of Disability

Autism ......................................................................................................................... 57 Deaf-Blindness ........................................................................................................... 79 Developmental Delay ................................................................................................. 99 Emotional Disturbance ............................................................................................ 119 Hearing Impairment, including Deafness ............................................................... 141 Intellectual Disability................................................................................................ 161 Multiple Disabilities.................................................................................................. 183 Orthopedic Impairment ............................................................................................ 201 Other Health Impairment ......................................................................................... 221

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