PROCESS CHART 3 REEVALUATION TO DETERMINE IF CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE TO THE IEP
Things to Remember When Going Through This Process
REMEMBER:
1. Use this process any time an IEP Team member requests an evaluation to determine if changes need to be made to the IEP. Examples include a request for an evaluation for occupational therapy, physical therapy, assistive technology, an evaluation for an academic or functional area(s) not covered in the current IEP, etc.
2. If the parent or student (age 19 and older) refuse to provide consent for the reevaluation, the IEP Team has three options:
- The IEP Team may request that the parent or student (age 19 and older) participate in a conference to discuss his/her decision.
- The IEP Team may determine that the additional evaluative data is not absolutely necessary in order to make changes to the IEP.
- The public agency may ask for mediation from the SDE or the public agency may initiate a due process hearing in order to have an impartial hearing officer order an evaluation to be conducted over the parent or student’s (age 19 and older) objections.
3. If the parent or student (age 19 and older) fails to respond to a request to provide consent for the reevaluation, the public agency may proceed with the evaluation as long as it has made two documented attempts.
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