School District (LEA)

School District Responsibilities to the Evaluation Process

• Issue Permission to Evaluate form and Procedural Safeguards Notice.
• Seek parents permission to share educational records using the Parent Consent Letter to Share Records.
• Send copy of Permission to Evaluate to psychologist if needed a Referral for Support Services to the IU1 Program Supervisor.
• If parent agrees to share educational records, notify nonpublic school principal/director that a child enrolled in his/her school is being evaluated for special education and related services. Forward copy of Permission to Evaluate using Notification of Nonpublic Evaluation Form to nonpublic school and IU1 Consultant for Nonpublic Schools along with the projected 60th school day of the process.
• Psychologist contacts nonpublic school principal/director to arrange a date to test the child in the nonpublic school or other site as agreed to as the parent.
• Contact IU1 Consultant for Nonpublic Schools to obtain pre-referral information from nonpublic school personnel.
• Obtain Evaluation Report from the psychologist.

• Conduct ER meeting (invite nonpublic school and IU1 Consultant for Nonpublic School). Complete and sign ER Follow-up Action Form (ID-1).

  If parents decline FAPE:

  • Parents sign ER Follow-up Action Form (ID-1) Issue NOREP
  • Re-evaluate every three years (two for a child with Mental Retardation)

  If parents wish to consider dual enrollment or FAPE:

  • Schedule and conduct IEP team meeting as per ER Follow-up Action Form (ID-1). The following options are discussed by the team:
    1. Parent accepts FAPE - issue NOREP
       or
    2. Parent accepts dual enrollment (FAPE - IEP goals) Issue NOREP
       Conduct an annual review of IEP
       or
    3. Parent refuses FAPE via the NOREP
       Parents sign FAPE Refusal Letter (ID-2)
       Re-evaluate every three years (two for a child with Mental Retardation)
• Update Equitable Participation/Child Count Form and send to IU1 Consultant for Nonpublic Schools.

Downloads

• 2007-2008 Referral Procedure For Nonpublic School Students
• Visit our forms section to download and print various nonpublic materials for your school district.