Procedures for Private Schools
Referrals for Student Educational Evaluations
Nash County Public Schools
Parent contacts school/district with request. Instructed to contact EC teacher at homeschool or to mail request in writing to:
Exceptional Children’s Department
Nash County Public Schools
800 N. Fairview Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27801
Attention: EC Director
Or fax request to: 252-442-5172
A designee from the home school EC department will contact the attending private school and the parents to schedule a referral meeting (to be held at NCPS home based school). At this meeting, parents will receive a Parent’s Rights Handbook.
If the team determines an evaluation is warranted, one will be conducted by NCPS personnel. (Parents will be asked to bring the child to the home based school for hearing/vision screening conducted by the nurse.) Once notified, a NCPS psychologist (and, if warranted, a speech therapist) will conduct the necessary evaluations.
Upon completion of evaluations, a follow-up meeting will be scheduled with the parents, school personnel, and the EC teacher at the home school to discuss evaluation results.
Parents will receive a copy of all paperwork and with the permission of the parents; a copy will be given to the school for inclusion in the student’s cumulative record.
** If the student is a resident of another school district, rather than requesting evaluations from NCPS , the parent has the option of requesting the evaluation from the district in which the child resides.