The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that provides special education services for students with disabilities in United States of America. The 37th Annual Report to Congress findings showed that there were 5.7 million students from age 6 through 21 served under the IDEA in 2013 and this number represents 8.5 % of the resident population for age 6 through 21. Under the law, it was required for schools to identify, locate and evaluate the suspected disability and evaluate students’ status for special education eligibility (IDEA 2004, 20 U.S.C. § 1412(a) (3) and 34 C.F.R. § 300.111). Considering the numbers of students identified with special education status, it is a challenging process for schools to determine eligible
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There are some basic guidelines about pre-referral process, however, pre-referral practices, implementation of the instructions and strategies, instructional time as well as the name of the pre-referral intervention teams can be varied because of the different regulations and laws in each state, school district and schools. The researchers (Truscott, Cohen, Sams, Sanborn & Frank, 2005) surveyed the state education departments’ about their positions on PIT’s and reported that 69% of states require pre-referral interventions, 41% mandate PITs and 44% recommend PITs. The data also showed that PITs are in written regulations of 47% of states. Given the variation on the regulations across country, pre-referral practices can also be different from one state to …show more content…
PITs can be defined with different names in each school. The main purpose of these teams are to encourage teachers to work collaboratively for the identification of the student’s strengths and needs, use different strategies into action, evaluate the impact of these strategies on the student (Truscott et al., 2005). The student whose needs cannot be met in general education setting with appropriate accommodation, modifications and instructional supports is referred for special education
There are some basic guidelines about pre-referral process, however, pre-referral practices, implementation of the instructions and strategies, instructional time as well as the name of the pre-referral intervention teams can be varied because of the different regulations and laws in each state, school district and schools. The researchers (Truscott, Cohen, Sams, Sanborn & Frank, 2005) surveyed the state education departments’ about their positions on PIT’s and reported that 69% of states require pre-referral interventions, 41% mandate PITs and 44% recommend PITs. The data also showed that PITs are in written regulations of 47% of states. Given the variation on the regulations across country, pre-referral practices can also be different from one state to …show more content…
PITs can be defined with different names in each school. The main purpose of these teams are to encourage teachers to work collaboratively for the identification of the student’s strengths and needs, use different strategies into action, evaluate the impact of these strategies on the student (Truscott et al., 2005). The student whose needs cannot be met in general education setting with appropriate accommodation, modifications and instructional supports is referred for special education