Parent Request for Evaluation
Initial FIIE Timelines
ARD Timelines
Misc.
Disability conditions
100

A district must provide notice of action within 15 school days from date of request

What is Parent Written Request for Initial Evaluation

100

45 school days from date of consent

When must an Initial evaluation be completed?

100

Within 30 calendar days of the written FIIE

When does the ARD need to be held for an FIIE?

100

Considered the "first day" or the "TSDS Date" of the initial evaluation timeline

What is the first school day following the date of written consent is received by the LEA from the parent 

100

Developmental Delay

What is a student who transfers from out of the state of Texas and in need of a new evaluation

200
While there is no specified time, Best Practice is to provide notice of action within 15 school days

What is Verbal Request for Initial Evaluation

200

If the child is a child with a disability and the educational needs of the child

What are the components of the FIIE that must be conducted?

200

On or before the first day of school

What is the due date of the initial ARD if the 30th calendar day falls during the summer?

200

Considered a "school day"

What is any instructional day, including a shortened day, between the first day of school and the last day of school 

200

NCEC

What is Non-Categorical Early Childhood - can only be used for LD, ID, ED, and AU

300

Prior Written Notice for Evaluation and Procedural Safeguards

What must be given to the parent when the district agrees that the student needs an evaluation?

300

3 or more school days

What are the number of days a student must be absent before additional days are added to the Initial FIE due date?

300

A student receiving special education services from out of the state of Texas

What is a student who transfers from a school district in another state in the same school year and the parents verify that the student was receiving special education services in the previous school district or the previous school district verifies in writing or by telephone that the student was receiving special education services.

300

A Reevaluation is due

What is not more than once a year, unless the parent and the LEA agree, and at least once every 3 years unless the LEA and the parent agree that a reevaluation is not necessary.

300

The MDT for an OHI

What is the multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of a student's eligibility based on other health impairment must include a licensed physician, a physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse with authority delegated under Texas Occupations Code

400

Prior Written Notice of Refusal to Evaluate and Procedural Safeguards

What is given when the school is refusing to complete the evaluation the parent is requesting?


400

Considered the date of report in reference to completing the FIIE

What is when the evaluation, including data gathering, has concluded and the multidisciplinary team has determined if the student meets the criteria for a disability condition and has specified the educational needs of the student.

400

1 of the 2 options for a student who transfers from out of the state of Texas receiving special education services

What is conduct an Initial Evaluation for the student within 45 school days of receiving consent

400

If the student transfers to another LEA during the evaluation process

What is the new LEA must coordinate with the previous LEA as necessary and as expeditiously as possible to ensure a prompt completion of the evaluation

400

Was previously referred to as AI

What is Deaf and Hard of Hearing

500

File a due process hearing

What is the parent's next step if the district refuses to evaluate?

500

Daily Double

June 30th


When is the FIIE due, including report to parent, if there are less than 45 days and at least 35 days before the last instructional day of year.

Double : Calculate the last date of consent when eval would be due in May and the one for June 30th.

500

The other option if a student transfers from out of the state of Texas and is receiving special education services

What is accept the evaluation because it meets TEA criteria. The district develops, adopts, and implements a new IEP that meets the applicable requirements within 30 school days from the date the student is verified as being a student eligible for special education services? 

500

The original evaluation timeline does not apply

What is when a student transfers during the evaluation process if: (1) the new LEA is making sufficient progress to ensure a prompt completion of the evaluation; and (2) the parent and the new LEA agree to a specific time when the evaluation will be completed.

500

The exclusionary factor that changed

What is Limited English Proficient is now Emergent Bilingual