Specifications include, but are not limited to: Services requested include special education related evaluation, consultation, professional staff development, program improvement, and direct services, as defined below: CONSULTING: Transference of specific knowledge from a professional with wide knowledge of a specific subject in the area of special education. These services may include providing advice to teachers, staff and parents about disabilities and other areas associated with special education trends and issues. EVALUATION: A process of collecting information both formally and informally from a number of sources about a specific student. Evaluations may include standardized tests and other measures whose results may lead to determine if a student meets state and federal eligibility criteria as a child with a disability.