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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi, 
I have a kid that has been behind in school (at the same school) for 3 years. The first year, we really supported with tutoring, etc. and scores improved. So the second year, we figured things would be able to proceed ok and backed off. Midyear, however, we started to wonder why we saw no progress. We were basically told we were being hyper and to get lost when we expressed concerns to the school. Fast forward to this year and *surprise* saw test results with zero growth over last year. So here we are in year 3, still trying to be taken seriously about needing an assessment and some services. Kid is nearing middle school and is starting to refuse to go to school.

How can you get a school to conduct an assessment when they do not want to? Do I have any rights as a parent to insist upon it if I believe the kid is 2 years behind?

Thanks for any insights y'all may have. [/quote]

Change schools. Ive heard this story from charter friends -- if you are in a charter elementary, move to your DCPS IB this week. DCPS has its flaws, but they take this stuff seriously.[/quote]

That's not necessarily the answer. And all non-DCPS schools are NOT the same!

What I would suggest is knowing your rights and letting the school know that you know.

https://www.aje-dc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/KYR.The-Special-Ed-Process-May-2019.pdf
https://specialeducation.dc.gov/

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Hi, OP here. This was a great quick sheet. To confirm, does this appear to state that IF I request an eval and consent to it, the school MUST do it? And within 60 days? If so, gobsmacked.

A Parent must give his or her written consent before a child can be evaluated.
• The attending or neighborhood school must provide the parent with the necessary form(s) to complete when 
the parent requests an evaluation.
• Once the parent submits the written request and consent for evaluation, the public school agency has 60 days 
from that date to evaluate the child.[/quote]

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