I just want to point out that if you request an evaluation in writing, they district has to do it within 60 days. If the district does an evaluation and you disagree with the results, you are legally entitled to a private evaluation at public expense. The schools often use people who are not licensed psychologists to do their evaluations, and for a child who may be 2e, you need the evaluation to be done by a real expert, not just someone trained to administer tests.
The difference in the comprehensiveness and quality of the professional evaluation that we obtained under this provision and the evaluation that the school had done its own did was shocking. It was definitely worth it to insist on the outside opinion.
