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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When you have your kid's teacher fill out a form in them for IEPs and medical professional evaluations, do they share copies with you? It's clear our school doesn't want to and I feel like it is our right to view it.[/quote]

If it's a form that the teacher fills out for the school, then it's a medical record and you are entitled to see it under FERPA.  In MCPS, the team would be required to share the Teacher's IEP Referral form as part the package of materials they have to give you 5 days before the IEP meeting.

IME, forms to medical professionals are different.  Some schools may require that their teachers fill them out and send them directly to the evaluating doctor.  I think this is to ensure the integrity of the answers -- that the teacher doesn't feel pressured to answer in a certain way and that you do not have the opportunity to alter the forms.  But, as another PP said, usually the evaluating doctor will provide pretty detailed information about the teacher's input when the evaluator writes the report.  Presumably, they're sending it to YOUR medical professional that you chose, so you can always ask the medical person directly to see or summarize it for you.

On the other hand, if the "medical professional" who is doing the evaluation is the school psychologist, then any form filled out by the teacher would be an "educational record" covered under FERPA and you should have a right to see it.  [/quote]

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