• Permission to Evaluate and Evaluation

    There are two types of forms that you can encounter with an initial evaluation. One is the Prior Written Notice for Initial Evaluation and Request for Consent form. This form is used for every evaluation. It must be sent/signed/checked by the parent before any testing can occur. The other form is the Permission to Evaluate – Oral Request. This form is only given when a parent makes an oral request for an evaluation.

    Permission to Evaluate - Oral Request

    When a parent/guardian makes an ORAL request for an evaluation to any professional school employee or administrator, the parent must receive the Permission To Evaluate – Evaluation Request Form within 10 calendar days of the oral request. This form provides the means of getting the request in writing. It DOES NOT PROVIDE INFORMED CONSENT TO EVALUATE. This form would not be issued if a parent requests an evaluation in writing. It is recommended that the recipient of this request makes a note of the date the oral request was made to avoid any misunderstanding with regard to the 10 calendar day timeline.

    Click this link  for the Permission to Evaluate – Oral Request  Evaluation Request Form

     

     

    Prior Written Notice for Initial Evaluation and Request for Consent Form

    The purpose of the Prior Written Notice for Initial Evaluation and Request for Consent Form is to provide the parents with notice that the school/LEA is proposing to conduct an initial evaluation and to obtain informed written parental consent prior to conducting an evaluation to determine eligibility. This form must be given to parents either 1) when the school (LEA) would like to initiate a special education evaluation , OR 2) within a reasonable amount of time of receiving the parent’s Permission to Evaluate – Evaluation Request Form when the school (LEA) agrees to conduct an initial evaluation as requested. A reasonable amount of time is generally considered to be 10 calendar days.

    Click the link for the Prior Written Notice for Initial Evaluation and Request for Consent Form Consent Form

     

     ** You cannot proceed with an initial evaluation without a signed permission. After three documented attempts are made, you will try once a year after your first attempt was made.  All attempts should be in IEP writer with letter not returned as the receipt and sent to the special education office to put in the file.

     

    Click here for the information that is needed in an Evaluation- Annotated ER