Special Programs Arkansas

Section and Fields in the Referral Conference Decision form

The following table outlines the details of all the fields required to build a Student Profile.

Field name

Description

Is the field editable?

Is the field mandatory?

Data flow (From Profile)

Data flow (To Profile)

Data Source and Field Name

Student Name

Name of the student for whom the meeting has been called.

No.

Yes

Student Information

None

Populated from Student Information.

Captured through the {StudentName} field.

ID

Student ID as per the Student Information System records.

No.

Yes

Student Information

None

Populated from Student Profile.
Captured through the {StudentID} field.

Date of Birth

DOB of the student as per the Student Information System records.

No.

Yes

Student Information

None

Populated from Student Information Profile.
Captured through the {BirthDate} field.

Age

Age of the student as of the date.

No.

Yes

None

None

Captured through the {AgeAsofReferral} field.

Grade

The academic grade the student is enrolled in or would be enrolled in.

No.

Yes

Student Information

None

Populated from Student Profile.
Captured through the {Grade} field.

School

The name of the School the student is enrolled in or would be enrolled in.

No.

Yes

Student Information

None

Populated from Student Profile.
Captured through the {School} field.

Meeting & Decision Schedule Information

The following table outlines the required fields for scheduling the case conference.

Field Name

Description

Is the field editable?

Is the field mandatory?

Data flow (From Profile)

Data flow (To Profile)

Data Source and Field Name

Referral Date

The date on which the Referral Meeting is scheduled.

Yes

Yes

Yes

N.A.

The {ReferralDate} field is pulled from the Referral Document regardless of whether it is finalized or not.

Referral Conference Decision Date

The date on which the Referral Decision was made. This date flows from the Referral document, Referral Date.

Yes

Yes

Yes

N.A.

Captured through the {RefDecisionDate} field.

Referral Decision

Select one of the following options:

  • Comprehensive Evaluation

  • No Evaluation Needed

  • Specialized Evaluation

  • Other (specify)

Yes

Yes

N.A

N.A.

Captured through the {ReferralDecision} and {ReferralDecisionOther} fields.

Parent rights under IDEA

The document titled “Information for Parents Regarding Consent”—issued by the Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Services—explains parents’ rights and agency duties around consent in the context of evaluations, special education services, and re-evaluations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for children ages 3-21.

This section has an acknowledgement statement, which requires a signature by at least one of the parents or Guardians.

This section captures the name of the signer, the signature, and the date on which the acknowledgement was signed.

Presenting the rights to the parents

Field Name

Description

Is the field editable?

Is the field mandatory?

Data flow (From Profile)

Data flow (To Profile)

Data Source and Field Name

Method used to present rights

Select one or more of the following options:

  • In person

  • By Mail

  • E-mail

Yes

Yes

N.A

N.A.

Based on the method used to present the document, one of the following fields captures the details.

  • {ProvidedInPerson}

  • {ProvidedByMail}

  • {ProvidedEmail}

For each participant, their Signature and Date of signing are recorded in this section.

Referral Committee Member List

The following individuals are required to attend and sign their attendance for the meeting.

Field Name

Description

Is the field editable?

Is the field mandatory?

Data flow (From Profile)

Data flow (To Profile)

Data Source and Field Name

Parents or Guardian

You can add multiple entries under the heading ‘Parents or Guardians’.

  • To add an additional entry, click the image-20250218-141308.png icon and a new row will appear.

  • The script pulls the Name and captures the Signature and the Date of signature.

No

Yes

Student Contacts

N.A.

Populated from Student Profile and Receives Mail should be checked, referenced through Student Name

Captured through the {ParentList} field.

Teacher

The script pulls the Name and captures the Signature and the Date of the signature.

Yes

Yes

Staff Profile

N.A.

Populated from the Staff Profile using the Lookup or Non-lookup feature.

Captured through the {TeacherLK} field.

Principal or Designee

The script pulls the Name and captures the Signature and the Date of the signature.

Yes

Yes

Staff Profile

N.A.

Populated from the Staff Profile using the Lookup or Non-lookup feature.

Captured through the {PrincipalOrDesigneeLK} field.

Others

You can add multiple entries under the heading ‘Others’.

  • To add an additional entry, click the image-20250218-141308.png icon and a new row will appear.

  • The script pulls the Name and captures the Signature and the Date of signature.

Yes

No

Staff Profile

N.A.

Populated from the Staff Profile using the Lookup or Non-lookup feature.

Captured through the {OtherPart} field.

You can also rearrange the hierarchy of the people on the ‘Others’ in the Referral Committee list in any order.

  • To move a disability upwards in the list, use the up-w24h24.svg icon.

  • Likewise, to move a disability downwards in the list, use the down-w24h24.svg icon.

You can also delete any disability from the list by clicking the delete-w24h24.svg icon.

For each participant, their Signature and Date of signing are recorded in this section.

Field Name

Description

Is the field editable?

Is the field mandatory?

Data flow (From Profile)

Data flow (To Profile)

Data Source and Field Name

Public Agency Representative

Use the lookup or Non-lookup feature to search for the name. This name can be modified later

Yes

Yes

N.A.

N.A.

Captured through the {AgencyRepSign} field.

Date

When the “Will sign paper copy” checkbox is checked, the user cannot enter a date.

The date value can only be edited via the digital signature process.

Conditional

No

N.A.

N.A.

Captured through the {AgencyESignDate} field.