Tool Search: State Referral
The Special Education State Referral tool lists details of locked Special Education Evaluations for students. Data from this tool reports on the Table 8A Extract.
This tool consists of two sections: State Referral and SPED Flags.
See the core SPED State Reporting article for information on necessary tool rights, SPED Flags functionality, and guidance on adding SPED State Reporting or Setting records.
Special Ed State Referral List Screen
Select an existing record or click New to view the detail screen.

State Referral Detail Fields
All the fields below report on the Table 8A Extract.
Field | Description | Additional Information |
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Referral Date | Indicates the date of the student's referral to special education. | Database Location: Evaluation.referralDate Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner Planning > Evaluations > evaluation.referralDate |
Referral Type | Indicates the type of referral - Initial, Other or Reevaluation. | Database Location: SpecialEDState.referralType Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner Planning > Evaluations > evaluation.referralType Student > Special Ed State > specialEDState.referralType |
Referral Reason | Indicates the reason(s) for the referral. Options in this field are populated in the Attribute/Dictionary. | Database Location: SpecialEDState.referralReason Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Special Ed State > specialEDState.referralReason |
Referral Source | Indicates the source of the referral. Options in this field are populated in the Attribute/Dictionary. | Database Location: SpecialEDState.referralSource Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Special Ed State > specialEDState.referralSource |
Referred By | Indicates the individual who referred the student (school staff, doctor, etc.). Options in this field are populated in the Attribute/Dictionary. | Database Location: SpecialEDState.referredBy Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Special Ed State > specialEDState.referredBy |
Permission Sent Date (first attempt) | Lists the date permission for evaluation was first sent to parents. | Database Location: SpecialEDState.permissionSentDateFirst Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Special Ed State > specialEDState.permissionSentDateFirst |
Second Attempt Date | Lists the second date permission for evaluation was sent to parents. | Database Location: SpecialEDState.permissionSentDateSecond Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Special Ed State > specialEDState.permissionSentDateSecond |
Third Attempt Date | Lists the third date permission for evaluation was sent to parents. | Database Location: SpecialEDState.permissionSentDateThird Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Special Ed State > specialEDState.permissionSentDateThird |
Received Consent Date | Lists the date the district received consent for evaluation from the parents. | Database Location: SpecialEDState.receivedConsentDate Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Special Ed State > specialEDState.receivedConsentDate |
Evaluation Due Date | Lists the date the evaluation is due. When blank, this field auto-populates to 60 days after the Received Consent Date. When the Received Consent Date is already populated, the Evaluation Due Date does not auto-populate unless the user updates the Received Consent Date. | Database Location: SpecialEDState.evaluationDueDate Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Special Ed State > specialEDState.evaluationDueDate |
Referral Stopped | Indicates referral was stopped. | Database Location: SpecialEDState.referralStopped Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Special Ed State > specialEDState.referralStopped |
Referral Stopped Comments | Lists the reasons why the referral was stopped. | Database Location: SpecialEDState.referralStoppedComments Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Special Ed State > specialEDState.referralStoppedComments |
Reason for Delay | Indicates the reason for delay in beginning the referral process - Parents, SLD Extension, or Administrative. | Database Location: SpecialEDState.reasonForDelay Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Special Ed State > specialEDState.reasonForDelay |
Reason for Delay Comments | Lists any reasons for the reason for delay. | Database Location: SpecialEDState.reasonForDelayComments Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Special Ed State > specialEDState.reasonForDelayComments |