evaluation center
May Evaluation Center, a division of May Center for Learning, is a nonprofit assessment center that conducts psychoeducational evaluations for clients aged 5 to 18 (grades K-12). Clients are evaluated in order to create a learning profile that recommends the most appropriate types of instruction, intervention, and settings for student success.
May Evaluation Center Educational Diagnosticians are licensed in the state of New Mexico. May Evaluation Center reports may be used in all private and public school settings as well as in documenting accommodations needed for standardized testing. They are used to diagnose specific learning disabilities (including dyslexia), qualify students for 504 plans, IEPs, and other educational services and accommodations. The reports also identify characteristics of ADHD and executive function weakness, and they can be provided to a family physician or other doctor for the medical diagnosis of ADHD.
A psychoeducational evaluation assesses cognitive and learning strengths and weaknesses. It may include measures of cognitive ability, verbal comprehension, visual spatial reasoning, fluid reasoning, auditory and visual working memory, processing speed, storage and retrieval, oral and written language skills, academic skills, verbal learning and memory, spatial memory, phonological and orthographic processing, attention, and executive function. Specific tests are identified by our diagnosticians based on each client’s needs.
The May Evaluation Center refers out more complex neuropsychological evaluations, such as (but not limited to): autism spectrum disorder, anxiety, depression, intellectual disability, and developmental delay. Referrals are available upon request.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Evaluation Center:
+What are the Services and Costs?
All services include a review of client history, interviews with parents, teachers, and clients, administration of all necessary tests, scoring and interpretation of results, the reporting conference, and a written report with diagnoses and recommendations specific to the client's needs. Any services beyond those already described, including additional consultation with school personnel to discuss the report and recommendations, are subject to our hourly consultation fee.
Deposit: A non-refundable deposit is required at the time of booking all evaluation appointments. This amount will be credited to the total evaluation fee.
- The deposit fee is $200
Initial Evaluation: For students who have not been evaluated by an educational diagnostician, neuropsychologist, or other licensed educational clinician, as well as those who may have previous diagnostic testing but did not meet eligibility criteria.
- The initial evaluation fee is $2,200
Re-evaluation: For students who: 1) have previously been evaluated by a licensed clinician, 2) found to meet criteria under the categories of Specific Learning Disability or Other Health Impaired, and 3) are in need of an updated evaluation in identified areas of need only, or 4) have additional areas of concern and/or are seeking additional diagnosis. This option is subject to diagnostician review of previous testing.
- The re-evaluation fee is $1,600
Consultation Fee: Additional services beyond the post-testing conference, such as consulting with school personnel and/or parents, are available.
- The consultation fee is $100 per hour
Cancellation Fee: If a client cancels or changes an evaluation with less than 48 hours' notice, a change fee will apply.
- The cancellation fee is $50
+What Payment Options are Available?
The fee for evaluations is due before the beginning of the first day of testing. Payments can be made online or by check, either in full or in installments. Please contact our business office at businessoffice@maycenter.org to make payment arrangements.
+What to Expect on Evaluation Day
If testing will take place at The May Center for Learning, our campus is located at 1200 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe inside of St. John’s Methodist Church. Please come to the double doors located on the south side of the building which face Cordova Road and knock (you will see a white and green “May Center for Learning” sign directly over the double doors). Our diagnostician will then bring you into the building. If no one is there to greet you at your appointment time, please call the May Center at 505.780.5439 and someone will let you in.
All forms must be submitted and payment must be made at least 24 hours prior to Evaluation Day. Clients may bring a water bottle and a healthy snack, as well as a comfort item, if desired (for instance, some students like to bring a stuffed animal or something they have made).
Initial evaluations consist of one day of testing with the following tentative schedule:
- 9:00 am -12:00 pm Testing
- 12:00-1:00 pm Lunch Break (parent typically takes student off campus for lunch)
- 1:00-3:00 pm Testing
Re-evaluations consist of one day of testing, which follows the same schedule.
Parents are welcome to wait on site during testing, but they are not required to do so. Due to limited space, the wait may be in the hallway.
+What to Expect on Conference Day & Consultation?
A conference to review results usually occurs within two to three weeks of the testing and lasts 1-2 hours. Parents will be contacted to schedule the date and time, and they may invite teachers or other people of their choice to attend. At the conference, parents will receive the written report, which will include the reason for referral, relevant history and observations, test results, interpretations, diagnosis, and recommendations for student, home, and school.
Additional services, including additional conferences and consultation, are available upon request at a fee of $100 per hour.
Are you interested in registering your child for an evaluation? Please contact Patty Conway for further information at patty@maycenter.org or by calling 505.983.7407.