What are the possible circumstances for an evaluation request on behalf of a student who attends a nonpublic school served by a different public agency?
• In our school system, we have a tradition of producing a large document containing a review of all evaluation information for every student every three years. Is this still required? • It never really was. There are a number of interpretations of what it meant to review existing data, but the new regulations make it clear that “a record review” is not required prior to determining if a reevaluation is necessary. • Think of reviewing existing data as a continuous process rather than a single event. Certainly the CCC should look over the existing data to arrive at an informed agreement as to what additional data, if any, are needed. Additionally, the first step in reevaluation is to consider the data that has already been collected. However, it is the educational evaluation report that is the required product and this report should intelligently address all known information. Incidentally, consent is not required to review existing data.
