Speech or Language Impairment Eligibility Determination
Speech or Language Impairment Eligibility Determination
Speech or Language Impairment Eligibility Determination
Initial Determination of Eligibility for this Category Re-Determination of Eligibility for this Category of
of Disability Disability
Student’s Full Name: SSID:
Date of Birth: Date of Eligibility Determination:
School:
The ARC determines a student to have a speech or language impairment and is eligible for specially designed
instruction and related services when:
Complete
During The ARC compared and analyzed evaluation data and documents the following interpretation.
ARC
On the following page provide supporting documentation that demonstrates the ARC:
• Used multiple sources to triangulate the data and substantiate the existence of the disability; and
Confirmed the progress of the student is impeded by the disability to the extent the student’s educational
performance is significantly and consistently below the level of similar age peers.
*Note: The guidelines in the Kentucky Eligibility Guidelines - Revised for Students with Speech Language
Impairment, 2009 may be used as supporting evidence to verify speech language impairment.
The ARC used the interpretation of the evaluation data documented above to determine:
The student meets the eligibility criteria for a speech or language impairment, which adversely impacts his/her
education, and is eligible for specially designed instruction and related services.
The student does not meet the eligibility criteria for a speech or language impairment and is not eligible for
specially designed instruction and related services.
The student has a speech or language impairment, but it does not adversely impact his/her education; therefore,
the student is not eligible for specially designed instruction and related services.
Evaluation data are insufficient to determine eligibility. Additional assessments and data will be obtained in
the area(s) of: