ARM 10.16.3322. COMPOSITION OF A CHILD STUDY TEAM

(1) The child study team is a group of individuals that determines whether a student with disabilities is eligible for special education and related services. The child study team includes the following members: (a) the parents of the student; (b) at least one general education teacher of the student if the student is or may be participating in the general education environment; (c) at least one special education teacher or, if appropriate, at least one special education provider; (d) an administrative representative or designee of the local educational agency who: (i) is qualified to provide, or supervise the provision of specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities; (ii) is knowledgeable about the general curriculum; and (iii) is knowledgeable about the availability of resources; (e) at least one teacher or other specialist with knowledge in the area of suspected disability who can interpret the instructional implications of evaluation results. This individual may be a member of the team described in (1) (a) through (f) . For specific disabilities, the following specialists or teachers are required for initial evaluation: (i) emotional disturbance, traumatic brain injury, specific learning disability or cognitive delay - a school psychologist; (ii) speech-language impairment, deaf/blindness, traumatic brain injury - a speech-language pathologist; (iii) autism - a school psychologist and speech-language pathologist; and (iv) deafness or hearing impairment - a speech-language pathologist or audiologist; (f) at the discretion of the parent or the local educational agency, other individuals who have knowledge or special expertise regarding the student; and (g) the student, when appropriate. (2) The local educational agency shall invite other specialists when such specialists are needed to complete a comprehensive evaluation.