Chapter 25: Guidelines for Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) SECTION A: INTRODUCTION/CONSIDERATION OF IEES SECTION B: PROCEDURES FOR PARENTS REQUESTING AN IEE AT PUBLIC EXPENSE SECTION C: CRITERIA FOR OBTAINING AN IEE AT PUBLIC EXPENSE SECTION D: CRITERIA FOR DETERMINATION OF IEE FEES SECTION E: CIRCUMSTANCES RESULTING IN EVALUATIONS NO FUNDED AT LEA EXPENSE APPENDIX A: NOTICE TO PARENTS REGARDING IEES APPENDIX B: NON-EXCLUSIVE LIST OF QUALIFIED EXAMINERS APPENDIX C: SUGGESTED COST GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSMENT APPENDIX D: TEST PROTOCOLS (OSEP POLICY LETTER) APPENDIX E: REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST (SELPA FORM D/M 83) APPENDIX F: REFERRAL TO THE DESERT/MOUNTAIN CHILDREN’S CENTER FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (OT), PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL, OR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE APPENDIX G: SAMPLE IEE LETTERS TO PARENTS Introduction An Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) is an evaluation conducted by a qualified examiner who is not employed by the Local Education Agency (LEA) or public agency responsible for the education of the child (Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 300.502) . Since a child’s educational program and placement are determined by the results of assessments, a parent who disagrees with an LEA’s evaluation has the right to obtain an IEE at public expense to identify the child’s disabilities and resulting educational needs. A parent is entitled to only one IEE at public
Chapter 25 – Guidelines for Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE), Desert/Mountain SELPA
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