What happens if I disagree with assessment results?

If your child was assessed, and for any reason you don’t agree with the assessment results, you have the right to contest the results. Your first step would be to contact your child’s case manager or a school administrator to let them know you do not agree with the assessment results. You should contact them via an email or a letter and clearly indicate which results you don’t agree with and why. 

In your written notification that you don’t agree with the assessment results, you should also indicate what you would like to happen next. If your child was found not eligible for special education services or the service for which they were being assessed, and you disagree with that finding, you may wish to have an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) conducted to contest the results. You would want to include in the written notification that you will be having an IEE conducted.

If your child was found eligible for special education services or an additional service, and you are not in agreement with that finding, you can decline services offered via an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Once the team has presented you with the draft IEP they developed based on the assessment results, you will have the opportunity to indicate that you decline the offered services. If this is an initial IEP, your child will not receive any of the offered services. If your child is already receiving special education services, their existing IEP will remain in place until an agreement is reached.

More questions? Email me:

mischamcmanus@centered-consulting.com