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Determining and meeting students' individual needs in school occurs at several levels, beginning informally when a teacher or the student's parents first express a concern about the child's learning or school performance, and potentially progressing through a formalized evaluation in order to determine eligibility for special education support services. Click on the links below for more information about each step of this process and related topics:

• Pre-referral process
• Referral process
• Evaluation process
• Commonly used acronyms
• Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team--FAQ's

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