Before using any of these formal problem-solving methods, you should understand how they work and with which types of problems they work best. Other parts of this handbook give information about independent educational evaluations, special education mediation, state IDEA complaints, and due process hearings. The IEP Process. Before using these formal problem-solving methods, many parents find it helpful to talk to someone at the Parent Education Project or someone with another support group. Check the list of resources in the back of this book.
Help is often free of charge.
The district must tell parents where they can get an IEE when the parent asks. The school also must tell the parents about the school's IEE criteria. Parents can pick who will do the IEE, but the people who do the IEE must be at least as qualified as the person doing the testing for the school. Districts can set up policies or criteria for IEEs. The school's criteria can say who can do IEEs and where IEEs can be done.