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Suggested Questions for Parent Input for Re-evaluation
Student’s Name: ___________________________Parent/Guardian Name: ___________________________
Method of Interview (Check one):
Personal Interview Telephone Written
Person collected input: ____________________________________________ Date: ________________
1. What are some of your child’s strengths, interests and/or favorite activities?
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2. What goals do you have for your child for this school year? For older students, long range goals/plans?
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3. Have you seen improvement in your child’s academic performance / behavior / speech and language
during the past 3 years?
Yes No Please describe:
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4. Do you have any current concerns about your child’s progress?
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5. Have you seen any recent changes in your child’s behavior or school performance?
Yes No
If yes, please explain:
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6. Medical information:
Vision concerns? _________________________________________________________________________
o Wears glasses?
Yes No
Hearing concerns? _______________________________________________________________________
o Wears hearing aid(s)?
Yes No
Any other medical/health concerns?
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Medical history: accidents, injuries, surgeries? __________________________________________________
Taking medication (Type, reason, side effects)?
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Any psychological (thinking/emotional) concerns?
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7. Has your child had a psychological or education evaluation from outside of the school in the last 3 years?
Yes No If yes, who did it, when was it done, and what were the results?
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8. Has your child had additional community services in the last 3 years (tutoring, counseling, residential care)?
Yes No If yes, please describe:
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9. With whom does your child live at home? _____________________________________________________________
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10. Have there been any significant changes in your home or family relationships during the last 3 years?
Yes No If yes, please describe:
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11. Optional Functional Questions—Younger students
a. Communication skills at home: Understands directions? Communicates needs? Converses?
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b. Types of chores or responsibilities at home?
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c. Self care skills: (Bathing, brushing teeth, toileting, etc.)
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d. Behavior in the community: (Behavior in public places, can get to places nearby, orders meals, etc.)
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e. Follows safety rules at home and in the community (walking, riding bike).
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f. Leisure: Shares, has friends
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Optional Functional Questions – Older students
a. Communication skills at home: Understands directions? Communicates needs? Converses?
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b. Types of chores or responsibilities at
home?
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c. Behavior in the community: Can get to places independently? Shops independently? Knowledge about places
in the community like banks, post offices, gas stations, grocery stores, clothing stores? Other?
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d. Follows safety rules and home and in the community (walking, ridi
ng, driving)? Self-care for minor injuries?
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e. Leisure: Has friends? Participates in school or community activities?
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12. Do you think your child continues to need special education services?
Yes No
Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________
13. Do you have any suggestions for improving the school services being given to your child?
Yes No
If yes, what are they?
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14. Is there any other information about your child that you think may be helpful to your child’s 3-year re-
evaluation?
Yes No If yes, what?
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