The school District Said My Child Isn’t Eligible for Special Education Services - Now What?
You have concerns about your child's progress in school. You request an evaluation. At the meeting, the school district determines your child is not eligible for an IEP (special education). What are the next steps after the meeting that you as a parent can follow to ensure your child is receiving what they require to access their education?
In this episode, we discuss (from a lens of Massachusetts law):
A review of the eligibility process
Reasons a student may not be eligible for special education
A caregiver's next steps after the meeting
An overview of the mediation process
Resources for parent's to request a mediation
Can you re-request an eligibility meeting?
Resources
1. How to request a mediation in Massachusetts
You Tube video for episode 10 of the Empowered 2 Advocate Podcast: the School district said my child is not eligible for special education services: now what?