Request An Independent Evaluation At Public Expense Letter Template printable pdf download

Request An Independent Evaluation At Public Expense Letter Template

Today’s Date (include month, day, and year)

Your Name

Street Address

City, State, Zip Code

Your email address

Daytime telephone number

Name of the person to whom you are writing

Title

Street Address

City, State, Zip Code

Re: Name of Child, Name of School, Purpose of Letter (Request an Independent Evaluation at Public

Expense)

Dear (person’s name),

My son/daughter, (child’s name), is in the (___) grade at (name of school), in (teacher’s name) class.

He/She was evaluated for special education services in (month/year). I am writing to request an

independent educational evaluation at public expense for the following reasons: (BRIEFLY list your

reason(s). Be very specific. For example:

“I disagree with the evaluation results because…”

“The evaluation should have included…”

“Evaluation should have been done in the area of…”)

I would like this independent educational evaluation to be done as quickly as possible so we can fully

address (child’s name) needs. Please respond as soon as possible and send me copies of the school’s

guidelines for this. My daytime telephone number is (give your phone number). Thank you.

Sincerely,

Your name

cc / copy sent to: your child’s principal

your child’s teacher(s)

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* Adapted from the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

Request An Independent Evaluation At Public Expense Letter Template