In the referral process, where does a formal referral request go?

• A. Board of Education meeting
• B. MDT (multidisciplinary team)
• C. Parent-teacher conference
• D. School nurse station

Answer: (B)

When concerns about a student’s need for special education arise, the formal referral for evaluation is directed to the multidisciplinary team. This team, made up of professionals from multiple disciplines, reviews concerns, determines whether an evaluation is warranted, and oversees the data collection to decide eligibility and needed services. The Board of Education meeting handles district-wide policy decisions, not individual referrals; a parent-teacher conference is for progress discussion and planning, not initiating formal assessments; the school nurse station handles health issues, not eligibility evaluations. So the referral goes to the multidisciplinary team because they have the expertise and authority to coordinate the evaluation.