Thursday's TIP: * PARENT CONSENT *

A quick bullet list for parents! Every school must get informed *written* parental consent as follows:

• Before conducting an initial evaluation. School cannot conduct an initial evaluation of a student to determine whether he/she is eligible to receive special education and/or related services without first obtaining parent consent. If your student is referred for an evaluation, the school must ask for parent consent to the evaluation within five school days. 

• Before school can provide special education and related services to your child for the first time (once determined eligible for by the IEP team)

• Before making an initial placement of your child in a special education program.

• Before conducting a reevaluation of your child

• Before changing services for your child

• Before changing your child’s placement 

• Before initiating extended evaluation services

• Before the excusal of an IEP team member