Excerpted from: Questions Often Asked by Parents about Special Education Services. (September, 1999). NICHCY Briefing Paper. National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities.
Parents are part of the team that decides a child’s eligibility for special education. This team will look at all of the information gathered during the evaluation and decide if your child meets the definition of a “child with a disability.” If so, your child will be eligible for special education and related services.
If your child is found eligible, you and the school will work together to design an educational program for your child. As parents, you have the right to receive a copy of the evaluation report on your child and the paperwork about your child’s eligibility for special education and related services.
