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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It might be different where I live but teams have 30 SCHOOL days from the time of signature to complete a special education evaluation. We are not required to complete this in the summer. In fact from the time the parent makes a request we have 10 days to set up a meeting then at the meeting we decide if an evaluation is appropriate. If yes we have 10 school days to create a plan to evaluate. Once the parent signs the plan there it’s the thirty student contact days to complete the evaluation. If the student qualifies we have 30 days after the evaluation date to have an IEP meeting. After the IEP meeting we have 10 student contact days to write the IEP. If it’s an initial IEP it must be signed before services start. [/quote]

IDEA, which covers IEPs, requires all 3 steps be completed within 90 calendar days. Not school days. You could find yourself at the wrong end of a lawsuit if you go by school/student contact days.[/quote]

OP here.  This thread has been so helpful.  The family i am trying to help has a language barrier but also just no frame of reference for any of this.

Two more questions.

#1 would an advocate from AJE be helpful?  Are there other places they could look that might be more hands on?

#2 if the family requests an eval soon and the clock starts over the summer and the deadlines pass, who does the family contact?  It seems like OSSE has a mediation process but is that the first or last step?

Thank you so much!![/quote]

I like AJE and work closely with them. Having someone else in the meeting can help the school take you seriously.

There's not much that can be done from only missing deadlines. If you were my client, I would suggest getting evaluations and IEP done as quickly as possible, even if that's past the statutory deadline, and then asking for comp ed (essentially, voucher for tutoring) for whatever services weren't received because of the delay. That's something that can be ordered through mediation, if necessary. Filing mediation can also be helpful to get their attention if they totally ghost you.

-Special ed lawyer[/quote]

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