ISBE due-process decision · FY 2011
Illinois due-process decision 2010-0382: split decision
The district filed to defend its evaluation against the guardian's IEE request. The hearing officer found the district's OT, AT and speech evaluations appropriate but its failure to assess social-emotional needs inappropriate, and ordered a funded social-emotional assessment and possible behavioral assessment.
Outcome: Split decisionDisability: Other Health ImpairmentHearing officer: W. David UtleyFull decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The school district
Issues in dispute
Independent educational evaluation (IEE)Eligibility/evaluation/child findBehavior/discipline/manifestation
Relief ordered
District-funded social-emotional assessment and possible functional behavioral assessment, psychological IEE, IEP meeting. OT, AT and speech IEEs denied.
From the decision
The Guardian's Request for an Independent Educational Evaluation in the areas of Occupational Therapy, Assistive Technology and Speech/Language is denied.
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