Verification Review Introduction

In 1999, the California Department of Education (CDE),
Special Education Division (SED), initiated Verification Reviews as one tool in the Focused Monitoring and Technical Assistance (FMTA) process of assessing school districts' compliance with special education laws.

Consultants within the CDE-SED were reassigned to form geographic teams to coordinate all monitoring and technical assistance activities for their assigned counties, districts, and Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs). Consultant activities within the Verification Review process consist of reviewing student records; onsite interviews with parents, staff, and administration; a parent/guardian input meeting; a review of district policies and procedures; and a review of district service and outcome data.

The SEEDS Project, under the terms of its 2000-01 contract with the Department of Education, participated in three of the Verification Review activities: the Pre-Review Meeting, the Parent/Guardian Input Meeting, and Review of Student Records. CDE has proposed that SEEDS participate in post-review meetings in the coming year.

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• The Pre-Review Meeting
• The Post-Review Meeting
• The Parent Input Session
• Review of Student Records
• Scope and Sequence
• Recruitment of Additional Parent Moderators
• Information from Families
• Results of Family Evaluation
• For the Future...