FORM 9B
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY
DISCREPANCY DOCUMENTATION REPORT
IEP TEAM CERTIFICATION
This form documents the presence
of a specific learning disability in
instances when the student’s standardized testing results do not exhibit a severe
discrepancy between ability and achievement. (Ed. Code Section 3030j Paragraph
C)
A draft of
this form may be completed prior to the IEP meeting, but more typically is
completed during the IEP meeting with extensive discussion and final decision
reached by the IEP team during that meeting.
The Case Manager completes the form with input from the
appropriate IEP team members (School Psychologist, Special Education Teacher,
General Education Teacher, etc.)
·
Fill
out the appropriate information based on the evaluations including intellectual
ability and academic achievement.
·
As
the testing results did not indicate a severe discrepancy the decision is based
on information provided by the parent, information provided by the student’s
teacher, observations, work samples, state testing results or other group
testing scores.
·
The
student’s chronological age is taken into consideration and any other relevant
supporting information is documented.