Special Education Referral Process

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  • Special Education Referral Is Made

    A referral is a request for your child to be evaluated for special education.
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    Disposition Meeting

    The IEP team must meet within 15 calendar days of the referral.

  • Parents Give Permission to Evaluate

    Parents sign permission to the IEP team to evaluate their child.
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    After Parents Give Permission to Evaluate Their Child

    IEP team has 45 calendar days from when parents give permission to evaluate, complete evaluations, and provide parents with written results.

  • Evaluation is Completed.

    All evaluations are completed and the parents of the child has the written results.

  • Meeting to Discuss Evaluation Results

    IEP team has 30 days to hold this meeting to discuss the evaluation results.
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    Writing an IEP

    Once the child is determined to have a disability the IEP has to write an IEP for the child within 30 calendar days.

  • Parent Asks for an Extension

    When a parent asks for an extension to review their child's IEP.
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    Extension Granted

    The school district and the parents have 30 school days maximum for an extension and must fill out a request form that must be approved in order to do so.