Initial Evaluation & Eligibility for Special Education Services
Consent to Evaluate
The Consent for Evaluation is completed by the Primary Evaluator during the Referral/Evaluation Planning Meeting as the team determines whether additional data is needed for each area. The Prior Written Notice is completed in the Consent for Evaluation Tile identifying the proposals and/or refusals and must clearly state why the evaluation planning team is proposing to conduct an evaluation.
Following completion, the Consent for Evaluation may be sent to the parent via one of the following methods:
- Provided in person
- Sent home with student
- U.S. mail
When the signed Consent for Evaluation is obtained from the parent, the Primary Evaluator completes the Parent Consent Log in the Consent to Evaluate tile. All attempts to receive Consent to Evaluate must be documented in the Parent Consent Log.
- Consent to Evaluate Granted: The Consent Received Date is the date the signed Consent for Evaluation was returned to the school. The signed Consent to Evaluate will be uploaded as an attachment and associated with the Consent to Evaluate.
- Consent Refused: If the parent does not give consent for the evaluation, the Primary Evaluator completes a stand-alone Prior Written Notice. The purpose of this PWN is to clearly state that the parent has refused consent for the proposed evaluation, and to explain the school’s proposed next steps. The signed Consent to Evaluate will be uploaded as an external attachment and associated with the Consent to Evaluate.
- No Response Received: If signed Consent to Evaluate was NOT received by the school within 30 days of the date sent, after at least two contact attempts using different contact methods, the Primary Evaluator will create a stand-alone Prior Written Notice identifying the proposal to evaluate but that consent to evaluate was not granted by the parent. This PWN should list all contact attempts. All attempts to receive Consent to Evaluate must be documented in the Parent Contact Log.
If Consent for Evaluation was granted by the parent, the Primary Evaluator will proceed with the evaluation.