Parent Requests
Parent Requests
Embedded Files
The Bottom Line
The Bottom Line
Parents of students with disabilities have the right to bring requests to the IEP team, or they may share an outside evaluation report that includes specific recommendations. Parents also have the right to request an initial evaluation.
The lEP team is obligated to consider these requests. The district's consideration and decision is documented in a PWN.
Go-To Tools
Go-To Tools
The handy tools that help you get the job done efficiently.
Parent_Guardian Requests Flowchart.pdfRequest Regarding a Student with an IEP
Request Regarding a Student with an IEP
Before moving into the flowchart, be sure the team is clear in the following:
What exactly is the parent asking for?
What is the reason—what student need does it meet?
General Child Find Flowchart.pdfRequest for Initial Evaluation
Request for Initial Evaluation
Schools have a federal "child find" obligation to locate and serve students with disabilities. Parent requests are part of "child find."
A school's MTSS framework is also critical to meeting this obligation. You'll find MTSS teams and interventions referenced on the flowchart.
Considering and Presenting Options
Considering and Presenting Options
"Are there other options to meet the need/provide FAPE?"
Use these pages to help consider (and present) different options.
Documentation via PWN
Documentation via PWN
Prior Written Notice (PWN)
Prior Written Notice (PWN)
Parents must receive written notice whenever the district proposes or refuses to begin or change the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of a student or the provision of a FAPE to a student.
Our PWN dropdown menus are filled with template language that makes this documentation faster and easier.
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