Who makes the final decisions about services for private school children with disabilities?
After consultation with private schools representatives and representatives of parents of parentally placed private school children with disabilities, the school district is responsible for making final decisions about all aspects of the services to be provided to parentally placed private school children with disabilities. However, if the school district disagrees with the views of the private school officials on the provision of services or the types of services, whether provided directly or through a contract, the school district must provide the private school officials a written explanation of the reasons why the district chose not to accept the recommendations of the private school officials. • May a representative of a private school file a complaint about the consultation process? A private school official has the right to file a complaint with the DPI that the school district did not engage in consultation that was meaningful and timely or the school district did not give due
