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[quote=Anonymous]I recently went through this.  Here is what I understand the process is.

Send an email formally requesting an evaluation.  Do not say that you want speech services as a service is a specific accommodation.  You want to state what your concerns are and that these are impacting your child's ability to fully participate in the classroom.

After you submit the request, the school should acknowledge the note and start the data gathering phase.

There should next be a meeting for AED - Analyzing Existing Data.  In this meeting you will review observations from people who work with your child and determine if you should proceed with a formal assessment.

You will need to be  informed and approve all of the formal assessments - this may be a speech therapist doing an assessment or other specialists doing assessments.

After all of the assessments are done, they will summarize the findings and you will have an eligibility determination meeting.   At this meeting the specialists and teachers share their findings and there is a determination if your child qualifies for Special Education.

After a determination is made, the next step is to determine what services your child will need.  This is through the IEP.

This entire process needs to be completed in 120 days.  I found this document very help in understanding the process:
http://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/Part%20B%20Initial%20Evaluation%20Reevaluation%20Policy.pdf[/quote]

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