How often will my child be assessed?

Once your child has been found eligible for special education services and an Individualized Education Program (IEP) is being implemented, you can expect your child to be assessed every three years. This is called a triennial evaluation. Your child will be reassessed by each service provider with whom they have been working.

If during the three years since their initial IEP or their last triennial evaluation your child’s team decides they may be eligible for additional services, those service providers will also conduct an assessment and share the results at the triennial IEP meeting. These are providers your child may not have worked with before. They will be listed on the assessment plan.

Prior to any assessment—initial, triennial, parent-requested—you will receive an assessment plan. The assessment plan will describe the area in which the assessments will be conducted and the providers who will conduct the assessment. The team cannot proceed with any assessments until you have reviewed and signed the plan. You may also request additional assessments be added to the plan.

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