Your school district must identify and conduct a special education evaluation for all children with disabilities, regardless of the severity of their disability, who are in need of special education and related services.
If your child is experiencing difficulty in school, all student support services should be considered by your school, including tutorial; remedial; compensatory; response to intervention; and other academic or behavior support services.
If your child continues to experience difficulty, your school district must begin the special education evaluation (or full individual and initial evaluation) process. As a parent, you may also initiate the evaluation process for your child. This evaluation is done at public expense and is at no cost to you.
A special education evaluation is an assessment done by your school district for any student who is potentially eligible for special education services.