An independent educational evaluation (IEE) of your child means a procedure, test or assessment done by a qualified examiner who does not work for the school district or other public agency responsible for the child’s education. You may get an IEE at district expense if you disagree with the evaluation arranged for by the school district. "At district expense" means that the school district pays for the full cost of the test. If you ask the school district to pay for the IEE, the school district may ask, but not require, you to explain the reason why you object to the district’s evaluation. The school district may not unreasonably delay either providing the IEE or initiating an impartial hearing to defend the district’s own evaluation.
You have the right to:
get an IEE of your child.
have the IEE be at district expense if you disagree with the district’s evaluation. If you ask for the IEE to be at district expense, the school district may ask for an impartial hearing to show that its evaluation is appropriate. If the impartial hearing officer finds that the district evaluation is appropriate, you have the right to obtain and submit an IEE to the CSE or CPSE, but the district does not have to pay for it.
receive information about where an IEE may be obtained, the school district’s criteria under which the evaluation is obtained (including the location of the evaluation and the qualifications of the evaluator), and any district criteria regarding the reimbursement of IEE, when you ask your school district to pay for an independent educational evaluation.
have an IEE at public expense if the impartial hearing officer asks for this evaluation as part of an impartial hearing.
have the results of an IEE considered by the Committee as part of its review and in the development of your child’s IEP. The results of the IEE can be used as evidence at an impartial hearing regarding your child.