Special Education and Regional Center Blog

Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE) are one of the powerful special education rights that parents have. If you need more information on “What is an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE)” click here. Per district evaluation,

What is a CDE Compliance Complaint
If the district is not following the IEP or has violated special education law or procedure, you could consider filing a Compliance Complaint the California State Department of Education

Why would you need an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE)

Are you dissatisfied with your child’s education assessment? Is the District denying your child eligibility or a necessary service based on the recommendations of a poorly-done assessment? Did the District fail to evaluate your child in an area of need? Have you asked for an independent assessment of your child and been ignored by the School District or just flat out told “No!”?

This website from the California Department of Education (https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/qa/pssummary.asp) is a great summary of Procedural Safeguards for students with disabilities receiving special education. This page is so good in deserves its own blog post. Consider printing this page to have available at your IEP. Highlights from the page are repeated below with my comments italicized.

Parents and students over age eighteen have the right:

What should a you, as a parent do if the IEP team says no to your request at an IEP Meeting.
Prior Written Notice Letter.
The first thing that should happen if the district denies your request at the IEP is for the district to