{"id":20342,"date":"2017-04-06T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=20342"},"modified":"2017-04-06T16:22:27","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T20:22:27","slug":"reevaluation-a-must-before-termination-of-eligibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/reevaluation-a-must-before-termination-of-eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Reevaluation: A &#8220;Must&#8221; Before Termination of Eligibility"},"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=\"Reevaluation%3A%20A%20%22Must%22%20Before%20Termination%20of%20Eligibility\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><strong>Bottom line: Eligibility decisions must be based on comprehensive evaluations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Terminating your child\u2019s eligibility from special ed is not a unilateral decision the school alone can make. The school is required to do a comprehensive evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>A group of qualified professionals and the child&#8217;s parent determine whether or not a child continues to be eligible for an IEP.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/istock\/boy.pensive.jpg\" width=\"493\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>IDEA 20 U.S.C. \u00a7 1414(b)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before the school can declassify your child and determine he is no longer eligible for special education, they must reevaluate your child <em>\u201cin all areas related to the suspected disability.<\/em>\u201d (p. 96, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/selaw2.store.html\"><em>Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition<\/em> <\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>A good example of the reevaluation requirement is in the 2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/policy\/speced\/guid\/idea\/memosdcltrs\/acc-13-023542r-mn-blodgett-reeval.pdf\">OSEP Letter to Blodgett <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/policy\/speced\/guid\/idea\/memosdcltrs\/acc-13-023542r-mn-blodgett-reeval.pdf\">http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/policy\/speced\/guid\/idea\/memosdcltrs\/acc-13-023542r-mn-blodgett-reeval.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Blodgett, a child has a documented conductive hearing loss. This child qualified for an IEP under the IDEA category \u201cdeaf or hard of hearing.\u201d Surgical procedure corrected the hearing loss and the child is no longer deaf or hard of hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The child&#8217;s classification in that category no longer exists.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Is he still eligible for special ed?<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Federal Regulations 34 CFR \u00a7 300.304(c)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe evaluation must be sufficiently comprehensive to identify the child\u2019s potential need for special education and related services, <strong>whether or not commonly linked to the disability category in which the child was previously identified<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Long-term Impact of Disability<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>OSEP is clear that, in this case, \u201chearing loss during the crucial early years can have a long-term impact on a child\u2019s speech and language acquisition and development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe child\u2019s language needs and whether he qualifies under the \u201cSpeech or language impairment\u201d category would be<em> important considerations<\/em> when evaluating that child\u2019s <em>continued eligibility<\/em> for services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although the hearing loss has been corrected, the child could be eligible based upon another disability category. <strong>And that is why IDEA requires a <em>comprehensive<\/em> reevaluation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Assessments of Hearing, Vision, and Motor Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/aat.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/aat\/img\/aat.cover.150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a>Children who are deaf and hard of hearing are a diverse group. Many children with hearing impairments also have language and communication problems.<\/p>\n<p>Some children have sensory impairments that affect both vision and hearing.<\/p>\n<p>If your child has impaired sensory skills, you can expect him to have difficulty learning.<\/p>\n<p>Learn about Assessments of Hearing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/aat.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>Wrightslaw: All About Assessments<\/em><\/span><\/a>, Chapter 11, p. 109.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bottom line: Eligibility decisions must be based on comprehensive evaluations. Terminating your child\u2019s eligibility from special ed is not a unilateral decision the school alone can make. 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