Katie Gabriel

Intro to Assessment
9/29/12

For parents or guardians
of students with a
potential disability.
-The Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act is a federal law that protects
the privacy of students education records.
-The rights of FERPA are transferred to
the student once they turn 18 years of age
or attend a school that is beyond high
school.
Rights given to parents or eligible
students:
-To view a students education records
held by the school at any given time.
-To request that the school correct any
records that they do not agree with or
believe to be misleading.
-A formal hearing
Rights given to the school:
-Schools must provide copies of the
records if requested by the parents. The
schools may charge for these copies if
needed.
-Give away directory information such as
a students name, address, telephone
number, etc.
FAMILY EDUCATIONAL
RIGHTS AND PRIVACY
ACT (FERPA)
PROCEDURAL
SAFEGUARDS
and FERPA
All the right
information,
easier to understand.


Works Cited
Lombardi, T.,& Ludlow, B. (2004).
A short guide to special education
due process. Phi Delta Kappa
Fastbacks, 523(1), 7-48. Found on
September 29, 2012.
U.S. Department of Education (April,
2012). Family Education al Rights
and Privacy Act. Washington, DC.
Author. Found September 29, 2012.

1.Parental Consent for
Initial Evaluation
-Before any formal kind of
observations or evaluation of a
student, the parent must be notified.
-The written notice should have:
1. The reasons the evaluation is being
requested and what the evaluation will
consist of.
2. A current list and description of the
types of special education programs
and services that are available for the
student in their school district.
-Written consent must be given by the
parent once they have received this
notification.



PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS
2.Initial Evaluation
Procedure
-Each student suspected of having a
disability will be evaluated by a team
made up of many people with different
knowledge and experiences. This is
called the multidisciplinary evaluation
team.
- The Multidisciplinary evaluation
team will diagnose the student in an
overall evaluation and make a
recommendation of eligibility (that
includes many sources, including
parent input.)
-Special education teachers who are
able to conduct these evaluations may
give prereferral consultation to a
general education teacher
3.Scheduling
-The school district is responsible for
organizing the first individualized
education program team meeting.
-Once the parent gives consent, the
process will not be more than 30
school days. This may only be
extended if the days continue to be
measured in school days and the
approval must be in writing.
4.Placement
-The individual education program
team decides the placement of the
student with a disability.
-The superintendent will assign a staff
member for the carrying out of the
individualized education program.
5. Implementation of
Individual Education
Program
- Within 7 calendar days, the
superintendent will give a written
notice to the parent about the
programs and services and when the
individualized education program
begins.
-The parent has 10 days after receiving
the notice to provide written consent.
- At any time, the parent has the right
to appeal the decisions made.
-Each school must provide special
education or related services according
to each specific students individual
education program.
6. Procedures
- A parent, a public agency, or the
department of education may initiate a
hearing by filing a due process
complaint in writing and signed by the
initiator.
-Hearings may originate from
identification, evaluation, educational
placement, provision of free
appropriate education, etc.
- If all requirements are met, the
department of education will hand off
the complaint to the state office of
administration.