{"id":14154,"date":"2015-12-10T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=13314"},"modified":"2015-12-10T09:00:16","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T13:00:16","slug":"does-our-private-eval-have-to-be-comparable-to-the-schools-eval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/does-our-private-eval-have-to-be-comparable-to-the-schools-eval\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Our Private Eval Have to be &#8220;Comparable&#8221; to the School&#8217;s Eval?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Does%20Our%20Private%20Eval%20Have%20to%20be%20%22Comparable%22%20to%20the%20School%27s%20Eval%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float: right; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/istock\/test.girl.teen.jpg\" alt=\"teen girl taking test\" width=\"180\" height=\"120\" \/>We want to get a private evaluation of my child. The school says they are also going to conduct an evaluation of my child, and the two evaluations <strong>must be<\/strong> comparable. Is this correct?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Parents often claim that the school\u2019s evaluation is not comprehensive and does not test problematic skills.<\/p>\n<p>If the school has evaluated your child and you disagree with the school\u2019s evaluation, you may obtain an independent evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>You may:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>arrange for an independent evaluation from an evaluator who is not employed by the school district, or<\/li>\n<li>request an &#8220;Independent Educational Evaluation&#8221; (IEE) at public expense<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">The law does NOT REQUIRE that evaluations be comparable, test the same skills, or use the same tests.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>An IEE should address any areas that were neglected in the school\u2019s evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>The child&#8217;s team should never rely on one test or one test score when making decisions about a child&#8217;s educational programming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUT&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">if you want to measure a child&#8217;s progress on the same skill, you need to compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges &#8211; so it&#8217;s usually important to use the same edition of the same tests of that skill.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float: left; margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/aat\/img\/aat.cover.150.jpg\" alt=\"Wrightslaw: All About Tests and Assessments\" width=\"115\" height=\"148\" \/>New editions of tests do not always measure the same sets of skills.<\/p>\n<p>Your evaluator needs to have copies of earlier testing done on your child so he doesn&#8217;t use different tests or different editions of tests to measure your child&#8217;s progress on a particular skill. \u00a0(<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/aat.html\">Wrightslaw<\/a><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/aat.html\">: All About Tests<\/a><\/span>, Chapter 7.)<\/p>\n<p>We recommend that parents who want to obtain an independent evaluation read these articles.<\/p>\n<p>A comprehensive evaluation from the private sector <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fetaweb.com\/help\/eval.expect.meyer.htm\">will give you a roadmap in planning for the future<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>More from Wrightslaw.com<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You are currently reading articles on the Wrightslaw Way Blog.\u00a0 For more information, in depth articles, resources, and publications &#8211; go to the main Wrightslaw website at <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\">www.wrightslaw.com<\/a><\/span> &#8211; or click the links below.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/tests.evals.crabtree.htm\">What You Should Know about Evaluations<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/test.iee.mayerson.htm\">How Can We Get an Independent Evaluation by an Evaluator of Our Choice?<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/test.iee.steedman.htm\">Independent Educational Evaluations: What? Why? How? Who Pays?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/test.eval.choice.osep.htm\">Must Parent&#8217;s Select an Evaluator from the School&#8217;s Approved List?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We want to get a private evaluation of my child. 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