Evaluation
Welcome to the Education Service Center (ESC) Region‑20 Evaluation Program! In support of ESC‑20’s commitment to provide trusted solutions that lead to student success, we partner with districts, charter schools, and evaluation professionals to strengthen high-quality, procedurally aligned, and student-centered special education evaluation practices. Whether you are new to the field or an experienced practitioner, the Evaluation Program provides professional learning, timely guidance, practical resources, and opportunities for meaningful collaboration. Our goal is to build local capacity and support sound decision-making throughout the evaluation process—from Child Find, referral, and evaluation planning through eligibility determination, educational impact, and meaningful IEP development.
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OUR SERVICES
The ESC‑20 Evaluation Program strives to be a trusted and responsive partner to the educational community by providing regional leadership, professional development, technical assistance, consultation, and resources related to special education evaluation.
Our services are designed to strengthen local capacity, support continuous improvement, and help evaluation teams make comprehensive, compliant, and educationally meaningful decisions that contribute to student success.
Support is available through regional and customized professional development, evaluator networks, collaborative consultation, practical resources, and individualized technical assistance in areas including:
- Child Find, early intervention, referral, and evaluation planning
- Evaluation timelines and procedural requirements
- Review of Existing Evaluation Data and reevaluation processes
- Comprehensive evaluation and multidisciplinary decision-making
- Disability condition criteria and special education eligibility
- Collection and interpretation of multiple sources of data
- Bilingual and emergent bilingual evaluation considerations
- Evaluation report writing and educational impact statements
- Using evaluation data to inform present levels, IEP development, accommodations, and instructional planning
- Complex evaluation questions and district-level problem-solving
- Evaluation-related compliance, monitoring, and program improvement
Together, these services help districts develop sustainable evaluation practices that respond to local needs, support educators and families, and improve outcomes for students with disabilities.
Upcoming Professional Development
Education Service Center (ESC) Region 20 is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer continuing education for school psychologists. Education Service Center (ESC) Region 20 maintains responsibility for the program.
