Each public school corporation is required by Article VII to have a written formal system that provides general education intervention (GEI) procedures for students whose classroom performance is adversely affecting educational progress. The general education intervention process is a key component to the concept of providing education programs and service in the least restrictive environment. The process is more than just a pre-referral system for special education. It is a problem-solving activity that is designed to provide appropriate interventions to improve learning difficulties that our students may exhibit.
In most cases, before you request an educational evaluation for your child, you should request a general education intervention. We believe that every attempt should be made to promote success in the regular education program before a formal referral for educational evaluation is made.
Any individual – teacher, administrator counselor, social worker, or parent – concerned with the educational welfare of a student may refer a student to the general education intervention procedure, termed the Student Assistance Team by Anderson Area Special Education Cooperative.
The Student Assistance Team is made up of several teachers/personnel in your child’s school who have demonstrated positive, creative approaches to problem solving, and who are known for their ability to meet individual students’ needs. You will be invited to be a part of your child’s Student Assistance Team. Together you will discuss the problems your child is having in school and develop intervention strategies to help him/her in the general education classroom.
These interventions will be tried for a determined length of time (usually 20 instructional days) and the SAT team will meet again at the end of that time to review and determine the success of the interventions. If the interventions have not produced a desirable change in the student’s educational progress, one of the following shall occur:
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