Evaluations
Evaluations
You know your child better than anyone. If something feels off at school, trust your instincts. You are not overreacting.
The testing lane
Crescent’s evaluation work is independent testing. It is how Crescent looks closely at a real question about learning, development, or school functioning, and turns what is found into answers a family can actually use. This is the testing lane. It is not a list of conditions, and it is not counseling.
Concerns Crescent helps families understand live on What We Assess/Treat. Counseling, parent coaching, and special education consultation live on Services.
Nothing here diagnoses a child or promises a particular school outcome.
Who this hub is for
This hub is for parents who already feel the gap between the child they know and the story the school file tells.
You might be here because:
- A school evaluation left important questions unanswered.
- You need a fuller picture of how your child learns, pays attention, or functions at school.
- The question on the table is specifically about autism.
- Meetings keep looping, and you want answers, not a rubber stamp.
Crescent has sat on both sides of the table. The work understands both your child and the school system, and stays independent of districts.
Evaluation paths
These are the evaluation paths Crescent offers.
Independent Educational Evaluations
An Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) is a second, independent look when the school’s picture of your child does not match the child you know. Families often arrive after reviewing a school evaluation and realizing the question that matters still is not answered.
An IEE has a specific educational and legal context. This hub does not decide whether a district must fund one, interpret district policy, or give legal advice. The dedicated page explains the path.
Learn morePsychoeducational assessments
A psychoeducational assessment looks at how your child is actually learning and functioning at school, then connects that information to the question you brought. Testing can produce a lot of data. The useful part is a profile you understand, and next steps you can act on.
ADHD testing, learning‑disorder testing, IQ testing, and Special Circumstances Instructional Assessment (SCIA) are sections on that page. Functional behavior assessment has its own page, under Behavior assessment and behavior plans.
Learn moreAutism evaluation
An autism evaluation is the testing path when the question itself is about autism. Information about autism as a condition, including how it can show up at home and at school, lives on What We Assess/Treat. That hub is not an evaluation URL.
Learn moreSocial and emotional assessment (ERMHS)
An educational question, answered with data the school team can act on. The assessment examines whether emotional and behavioral needs are interfering with access to education, and what school-based services the findings support.
Learn moreBehavior assessment and behavior plans
Behavior is communication. The assessment works out what is being communicated, and the behavior plan changes the conditions producing it, in a form a school team can follow.
Learn moreWhat every path shares
Every evaluation starts with your child.
We look at how they are actually functioning at home and at school, test for what the questions call for, and turn the results into a plan you can use.
The shared first step is a consultation. Fees are discussed there. Do not send records, or sensitive child, school, or health details, through the public contact form.
What differs by path (who requests it, what the question is, what the report is for) belongs on the dedicated pages above. This hub does not treat every subtype as its own offering.
If what you need is strategy around an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or a Section 504 plan (504), or counseling rather than testing, that work lives on Services.
Choosing the right path
This is orientation, not a quiz, and not a diagnosis.
The school’s evaluation left questions unanswered. Start with Independent Educational Evaluations.
You need a picture of learning and school functioning. Start with Psychoeducational assessments. ADHD testing, learning‑disorder testing, IQ testing, and SCIA are sections there.
The evaluation question is about autism. Start with Autism evaluation.
Emotional or behavioral needs are getting in the way at school. Start with Social and emotional assessment (ERMHS), or Behavior assessment and behavior plans.
You are looking for a condition explained, not a testing method. Go to What We Assess/Treat. ADHD, autism, anxiety, and dyslexia are not evaluation paths.
You need consultation, counseling, or coaching rather than testing. Go to Services.
If you are not sure which door is yours, that is a reason to write, not a reason to guess from a website.
For school teams and referring providers
Parents are the reader this page is written for.
If you are a school team member or a referring provider, use the same contact path. Link families to the evaluation pages above rather than to a separate referrer site. Crescent stays professionally independent of districts. Crescent does not interpret district policy, determine eligibility, or take a side in a school disagreement.
Do not send student records or other sensitive details through the public form.
Tell us what’s happeningNext step
Restore your peace.
You do not have to carry this by yourself. Tell us what’s happening, and let’s figure it out together.
Fees are discussed at consultation.
Marcia Lynn Miller, LEP #3015 · Independent practice
See all services