CDE IEP Procedural Manual - NW Colorado BOCES

In order for a student to be eligible in the category of Autism:
A. The team has considered:
1. The evaluation is sufficiently comprehensive to appropriately identify all of the child’s special education and
related services needs, whether or not commonly linked to the disability category: should be checked “Yes.”
2. The student can receive reasonable educational benefit from general education alone: should be checked
“No.”
3. The student’s performance: all should be checked: “is not.”
B. The student’s Physical Disability in the area of Autism is characterized by: all 3 boxes must be checked “Yes,” and
the Evaluation Report should contain documentation of the evidence of those identified characteristics.
C. The student’s Physical Disability in the area of Autism interferes with: only those areas which are affected should be
checked “Yes.”
1. The student has a disability as defined in the State Rules for the Administration of the Exceptional
Children’s Education Act: should be checked “Yes.”
D. The student has a disability as defined in the State Rules for the Administration of the Exceptional Children’s
Educational Act and is eligible for special education: should be checked “Yes.”
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