Evaluation &

Reevaluation

How do you and your staff determine whether to waive reevaluation?

Do you allow consecutive waivers for the same student?

What can you do if you do not get permission to evaluate?

reevaluate?

What are the four exceptions to the timeline for evaluation

or reevaluation?

60 calendar

days

School term begins on the first staff day of the fall term and ends with

the last staff day of the spring term. What does this mean in regard to

timelines?

Why must a student with an IEP from out-of-state be

evaluated?

Is reevaluation required when amount of support is

increased?Is it required when amount

of support is decreased?

Review of existing data begins the reevaluation process.

The Permission to Reevaluate form is not required if additional data are not

needed.

An IEP meeting must be convened within 30 calendar days of the Evaluation or Reevaluation Report.

If a student was previously evaluated and determined not to be eligible for

special education, for a future request for evaluation the Permission to

Evaluate is required.

An evaluation or reevaluation request can be denied by the LEA, BUT a NOREP must be issued.

Reevaluation cannot be waived for a student with intellectual disability.

Consent is required for FBA as part of an initial evaluation.

Permission to reevaluate is required if additional data are needed to conduct

an FBA..

Screening for instructional purposes is not evaluation and therefore does not require consent.

Screening or early intervening activities do not serve as a bar to the right of a parent

to request an evaluation at any time including prior to or during the conduct of

early intervening activities.

When determining SLD, 2 of the 8 factors that must be ruled out as a primary reason

for lack of achievement are: visual, hearing, or motor disability; and

intellectual disability.

When determining SLD, 2 of the 8 factors that must be ruled out as a primary reason

for lack of achievement are: emotional disturbance and cultural factors.

When determining SLD, 2 of the 8 factors that must be ruled out as a primary reason for lack of achievement are: environmental

or economical disadvantage and limited English proficiency.

When determining SLD, 2 of the 8 factors that must be ruled out as a primary reason

for lack of achievement are: lack of appropriate instruction and lack of

appropriate instruction in math.

Consent is required when additional data are needed.

School psychologist is a required member of the evaluation team when evaluating a child for autism, ED, ID, MD, OHI, SLD, or

TBI.

In PA, if a request for evaluation is made orally, the LEA must provide a copy of the Permission to Evaluate Request Form to

the parents within 10 calendar days of the oral request.

The Reevaluation Report documents the review of existing evaluation data that is

done by the IEP team during reevaluation.

The ER or RR must be presented to the parent(s) within the 60 calendar days

timeline.