1 Timelines and Notices – Office for Dispute Resolution

  • Author: odr-pa.org
  • Published: 07/25/2022
  • Review: 4.93 (980 vote)
  • Summary: The IEP must be completed within 30 calendar days after the evaluation team issues its Evaluation Report. The IEP must be put into action as soon as possible, 
  • Detail: https://odr-pa.org/parent-resources/timelines-and-notices/

2 Special Education Tip – Receiving a Timely Evaluation

  • Author: sankeylaw.com
  • Published: 08/09/2022
  • Review: 4.66 (436 vote)
  • Summary: 45 school working days · 2 days prior · 30 school days to complete the evaluation · 45 school days to complete the entire process 
  • Detail: https://www.sankeylaw.com/special-education-tip-receiving-timely-evaluations/

3 Timeline for Special Education Process – Douglas County School

  • Author: dcsdk12.org
  • Published: 09/27/2021
  • Review: 4.42 (531 vote)
  • Summary: Written consent for evaluation is obtained from parent or guardian. · School personnel have 60 calendar days from receipt of written constent to administer 
  • Detail: https://www.dcsdk12.org/about/our_district/departments/special_education/timeline_for_special_education_process

4 Evaluation Process / Qualifying for Special Education Services

  • Author: ssdmo.org
  • Published: 09/02/2022
  • Review: 4.34 (488 vote)
  • Summary: Before your child becomes a member of the SSD family, he or she must first be referred for special education services and then evaluated
  • Detail: https://www.ssdmo.org/domain/93

5 [PDF] Special Education – PaTTAN

  • Author: pattan.net
  • Published: 11/30/2021
  • Review: 4.18 (377 vote)
  • Summary: This timeline does not apply if: • The parent repeatedly fails or refuses to produce the child for evaluation. • A child enrolls in a school of another public 
  • Detail: https://www.pattan.net/getmedia/a11ccf9f-bdf9-4f8a-9fa9-629b21176d77/SpEd_Timelns0518

6 Evaluation – Michigan Alliance for Families

  • Author: michiganallianceforfamilies.org
  • Published: 10/15/2021
  • Review: 3.94 (276 vote)
  • Summary: Evaluation is the beginning step in the special education process. Before a child can receive services, a full initial evaluation must be conducted
  • Detail: https://www.michiganallianceforfamilies.org/evaluation/

7 Special Education Timelines | Disability Rights California

  • Author: disabilityrightsca.org
  • Published: 01/21/2022
  • Review: 3.79 (490 vote)
  • Summary: · The IEP team will then meet to review the initial assessments and determine the student’s eligibility. Once the team has received parental 
  • Detail: https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/publications/special-education-timelines

8 Requesting an Initial Evaluation for Special Education Eligibility

  • Author: texaslawhelp.org
  • Published: 01/31/2022
  • Review: 3.54 (338 vote)
  • Summary: To request an evaluation to determine if your child is eligible 
  • Detail: https://texaslawhelp.org/article/requesting-an-initial-evaluation-for-special-education-eligibility

9 How Does a Student Get Started with Special Education?

  • Author: oeo.wa.gov
  • Published: 12/14/2021
  • Review: 3.21 (229 vote)
  • Summary: To conduct a special education evaluation, the district must decide whether to evaluate 
  • Detail: https://www.oeo.wa.gov/en/education-issues/supports-students-disabilities/how-does-student-get-started-special-education

10 Evaluation – NYC DOE

  • Author: schools.nyc.gov
  • Published: 08/22/2022
  • Review: 3.12 (445 vote)
  • Summary: A monolingual evaluator with a a spoken language or sign language interpreter; A non-DOE independent bilingual evaluator. The IEP Process. Starting the Process 
  • Detail: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/learning/special-education/the-iep-process/evaluation

11 Special Education Timelines | When Should the School Respond to

  • Author: adayinourshoes.com
  • Published: 06/24/2022
  • Review: 2.79 (125 vote)
  • Summary: Some states have shortened that to 30 or 45 days. But for most, it is 60. Once they have 
  • Detail: https://adayinourshoes.com/iep-timeline-how-long-does-the-school-have-to/

12 Special Education Timelines for California

  • Author: californiaspecialedlaw.com
  • Published: 12/11/2021
  • Review: 2.8 (160 vote)
  • Summary: Proposed assessment plan, District must develop within 15 calendar days of referral for assessment*, unless parent or guardian agrees in writing to an extension 
  • Detail: https://www.californiaspecialedlaw.com/special-education-timelines-for-california/

13 Special Education: Initial Steps Timeline – INCLUDEnyc

  • Author: includenyc.org
  • Published: 07/09/2022
  • Review: 2.71 (117 vote)
  • Summary: · Within 10 school days of the request for referral for an evaluation, the IEP Team/CSE will send you a Consent for Initial Evaluation form. Once 
  • Detail: https://includenyc.org/help-center/resources/special-education-timeline/

14 Evaluation Flowcharts

  • Author: dese.mo.gov
  • Published: 02/25/2022
  • Review: 2.66 (104 vote)
  • Summary: Initial Evaluation Process – Agency Referral: Brief Detailed – Revised 07/07/2017. … Office of Special Education. Phone: 573-751-5739. Fax: 573-526-4404
  • Detail: https://dese.mo.gov/special-education/compliance/evaluation-flowcharts

15 Page 3: The IEP Process – IRIS Center

  • Author: iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu
  • Published: 11/04/2021
  • Review: 2.49 (110 vote)
  • Summary: Steps of the IEP Process ; Step, Description ; Referral. The student is referred for a formal evaluation, usually by school personnel or her parents. The 
  • Detail: https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/iep01/cresource/q2/p03/