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What Is Involved in a Testing Evaluation? / 45 If You and the School Don’t Agree: Your Rights and Options But what happens when you review the IEP or the 504 Plan and decide that it is not good enough to meet your child’s needs? You have the option of rejecting the IEP or 504 Plan in whole or in part. When you do so, you put all the services recommended by the school on hold; your child continues in school just as he has been. You can reject only portions of either document, listing the areas of concern and then signing the form.
If she has a lot of questions that you don’t feel prepared to answer, you should feel free to have her meet with the school guidance counselor to talk more about what she can expect. Once you agree with what the school proposes to provide in the evaluation of your child, you must give written consent before the school will begin the evaluation. Federal law states that the evaluation must be completed within a reasonable period of time after the school receives the parent’s consent; the law of your state may specify a particular number of days within which the school must complete all necessary tests.
You should request copies of the evaluation reports in advance of the meeting. You must ask the school for copies of these reports, because typically you will not automatically get them in advance. It is important for you to go over the reports before the meeting, to discuss them with others who are knowledgeable about your child, and to come up with a list of questions to ask. Chapters 4 and 5 will help you in understanding 38 / WHERE DO I BEGIN? the numbers and terms often used in these reports.