In interviews with department staff, the two office staff persons identified by the parent stated they had no recollection of seeing the parent on the last day of school. Both are aware of the procedures for handling special education referrals. The district administrator stated that if a referral were to come in during the summer, the procedure would be to direct it to him. A district has a responsibility to accept and process EEN referrals within the 90-day time limit established by state law. However, there is no evidence to indicate when the referral for M-team evaluation was delivered to the district.
Staff have no recollection of receiving a referral.
The parent made contact with the district sometime during the week before school started to inquire about the status of a referral. The department has determined that there is insufficient evidence to show that the referral form was received by the district prior to August 28, 1995. Section PI 11.04 Multidisciplinary teams. Except as provided in subd. 3, a board may not conduct an M-team evaluation of a child without the parent's written consent.