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School districts notified by the °ÄÃÅÌØÂëÍõÌý as having one or more years of data showing the disproportionate identification and/or classification of racial and ethnic groups for special education and related services will be reviewed by their regional Special Education Quality Assurance Office. The Disproportionate Identification and/or Classification of Racial and Ethnic Groups for Special Education and Related Services ReviewÌýevaluates the district's policies, procedures, and practices (i.e., implementation of policies and procedures) that most closely impact identification and/or classification of students as having disabilities that require special education and related services to ensure that inappropriate policies, procedures, and practices do not contribute to such disproportionality.

The Review focuses on the special education requirements listed below:

• Referral to the Committee on Special Education (CSE)- The practices of the school district will be reviewed to determine if teachers and administrators make appropriate use of pre-referral interventions and if student referrals are handled consistently school-wide.
• Evaluation to Determine Eligibility- The school district’s evaluation practices will be reviewed to determine if students of all racial and ethnic groups, and particularly students of the identified group, have received appropriate evaluations.Ìý The evaluations must include a variety of assessment tools and strategies to gather relevant functional, developmental, and academic information about the student that may assist in determining whether the student is a student with a disability.
• Eligibility Determination- The district’s CSE process will be examined to determine to what extent students of the identified racial and ethnic groups are provided appropriate instruction and resources to promote learning prior to referral and that the CSE recommendation is based on the students’ evaluations.