(a) For a child suspected of having a specific learning disability, the documentation of the determination of eligibility, as required in Sec. 300.306(a)(2), must contain a statement of--
(1) Whether the child has a specific learning disability;
(2) The basis for making the determination, including an assurance that the determination has been made in accordance with Sec. 300.306(c)(1);
(3) The relevant behavior, if any, noted during the observation of the child and the relationship of that behavior to the child's academic functioning;
(4) The educationally relevant medical findings, if any;
(5) Whether-- (i) The child does not achieve adequately for the child's age or to meet State-approved grade-level standards consistent with Sec. 300.309(a)(1); and(ii)(A) The child does not make sufficient progress to meet age or State-approved grade-level standards consistent with Sec. 300.309(a)(2)(i); or
(B) The child exhibits a pattern of strengths and weaknesses in performance, achievement, or both, relative to age, State-approved grade level standards or intellectual development consistent with Sec. 300.309(a)(2)(ii);
(6) The determination of the group concerning the effects of a visual, hearing, or motor disability; mental retardation; emotional disturbance; cultural factors; environmental or economic disadvantage; or limited English proficiency on the child's achievement level; and
(7) If the child has participated in a process that assesses the child's response to scientific, research-based intervention--
(i) The instructional strategies used and the student-centered data collected; and
(ii) The documentation that the child's parents were notified about--
(A) The State's policies regarding the amount and nature of student performance data that would be collected and the general education services that would be provided;
(B) Strategies for increasing the child's rate of learning; and
(C) The parents' right to request an evaluation.
