Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 37, September 14, 2024
Section 171.15 - Evaluation(a)General rule. No person may be recommended for educational assignment or reassignment to an approved private school by a school district until the person has been evaluated in accordance with this chapter.(b)School district or intermediate unit evaluations. A parent may request a complete educational evaluation by the school district or intermediate unit, and the school district or intermediate unit shall provide it in accordance with Chapter 14 (relating to special education services and programs).(c)Outside evaluation. Parents may elect to purchase an outside evaluation. The evaluation may be done by an approved private school and may be supplemented by the school district or intermediate unit to the extent the district or intermediate unit deems necessary to recommend assignment to an appropriate educational program.(d)Procedure. An evaluation shall include a review of existing cumulative data and documentation. An evaluation shall include, and a reevaluation may include, comprehensive psychoeducational testing. (1) The evaluation shall be performed by a certified school psychologist and any other expert needed to determine the nature and degree of the exceptional condition of the person.(2) The nature of the behavioral characteristics of the individual shall determine uniqueness in procedures which may be necessary in the evaluation of a person thought to be exceptional.(3) Prior to the administration of an individual testing, the parent shall be informed of, and given an opportunity to discuss with the appropriate school official: (i) The tests to be administered.(ii) The reasons for the testing.(iii) The right to review and discuss the test results and receive a copy of the test results.(4) Testing and evaluation materials and procedures used in classifying exceptional persons shall be selected, administered and interpreted so as not to be racially or culturally discriminatory. This section cited in 22 Pa. Code § 171.19 (relating to funding).