What are the timelines for the assessment and the IEP meeting?
After an initial written referral to special education or your written request for a new or additional assessment of a child already receiving special education, the local education agency has 15 days (not counting days between regular school sessions or terms or days of school vacation in excess of five school days from the date of receipt of the referral) to provide you with a written proposed assessment plan containing a copy of the notice of parent rights. An assessment plan must be developed within 10 days after commencement of a subsequent regular school year or term for any student who was referred for special education assessment 10 days or less prior to the end of the prior regular school year or term. [Cal. Ed. Code Sec. 56321(a).] Parents have at least 15 days to determine whether they will consent to the proposed assessments. [Cal. Ed. Code Sec. 56321(c).] Starting from the date the local education agency receives the written consent to assessment, the assessment(s) must be
