What are the timelines for receiving special education services?
The clock starts when parents agree in writing to have their child evaluated for initial special education services. For preschool children (ages 3-5), the Committee on Preschool Special Education must provide a recommendation to the board of education within 30 school days of the date the district received parental consent for the initial evaluation. The board of education must arrange for the services no later than 30 school days from the date the committee makes its recommendation.For school-age children (ages 5-21), the board of education must arrange for services and or programs within 60 school days from the date of parental consent for the initial evaluation. When the committee recommends, with parental agreement, that a student will benefit from being placed in an in-state or out-of-state program or private school, the student must be placed in such setting within 30 days of the recommendation.
