{"id":1675,"date":"2009-11-12T11:37:09","date_gmt":"2009-11-12T15:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=1675"},"modified":"2009-11-12T12:29:39","modified_gmt":"2009-11-12T16:29:39","slug":"what-is-the-law-about-evaluations-a-psychologist-asks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/what-is-the-law-about-evaluations-a-psychologist-asks\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;What is the Law about Evaluations?&#8221; &#8211; a psychologist asks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"%22What%20is%20the%20Law%20about%20Evaluations%3F%22%20-%20a%20psychologist%20asks\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p>I am a high school psychologist. What is the law for students who have already been tested 2 times. Colleges and our state Voc\/Ed\u00a0 Services tell me I need to do a WAIS <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AND<\/span> achievement testing every three years &#8211; no matter what &#8211;\u00a0 even if the student is placed appropriately.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong> When should I do just a records review? What does this entail?<br \/>\n<strong>2)<\/strong> When should I do\u00a0 just a WAIS and\/or the achievement (subject) area of historical weakness?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I am sorry, but I cannot answer your question &#8211; by doing so, I could run afoul of providing legal advice to someone, presumably out of state, who is not a client. The VA State Bar would frown on that.<\/p>\n<p>However, I can tell you where to <strong>find the correct answer<\/strong>&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Federal Law about Evaluations <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(U.S.C. means United States Code and C.F.R. means Code of Federal Regulations)<\/p>\n<p>The law about evaluations is in 20 U.S.C. 1414(a) (b) and (c). Those 3 subsections are the key.\u00a0 Start there, read those three subsections. Then read the special ed regs that relate to evaluations in 34 C.F.R. Part 300.<\/p>\n<p>That will provide you with an understanding of the federal law. But you cannot stop there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>State Special Education Regulations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Locate your state&#8217;s own special ed regs and read the portion that relates to evaluations. You will probably find that they will track, almost word for word, the federal requirements, but there might be some differences.<\/p>\n<p>After you have done your homework, when you are told to do the additional testing and evaluations, you can play Peter Columbo.<\/p>\n<p>Merge Columbo&#8217;s personality with Ms. Manners.\u00a0 Ask &#8211; <em>&#8220;Where in the law is the requirement?\u00a0 I&#8217;ve looked for it and couldn&#8217;t find it.&#8221; <\/em> Then see what is flushed out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/idea\/law.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">U.S.C. and C.F.R<\/span><\/a>. are available on our website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/idea\/law.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/idea\/law.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An even easier way to quickly find the info is to use your<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/selaw2\/selaw2.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> spec ed law book<\/span><\/a>, which has the full text of U.S.C. and C.F.R. It also has all of our comments and discussions about specific statutes and regs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a high school psychologist. What is the law for students who have already been tested 2 times. 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