Independent Educational Evaluation

Service Description

According to IDEA 2004, If you, as a parent of a child with a disability, do not agree with the results of the individualized evaluation of your child, as conducted by the school system, you have the right to obtain what is known as an Independent Educational Evaluation, or an IEE. This means that you may ask that a professional, competent evaluator who is not employed by the school system conduct another evaluation of your child. The Evaluation consists of initial meeting to gather background information, developmental history, begin to establish rapport with the child, and distribute rating forms to be completed by the subsequent appointment. Depending on the behavior of the student, an evaluation can span 3 appointments. In-school observations of the student and/or rating forms completed by teachers may be requested. Appointments can be expected to last 1.5 to 2.5 hours. An evaluation report is provided within 60 days of the last appointment.