What Happpens When a Child Transfers to a Different District During the Initial Evaluation?

According to Parents Rights in Special Education (Procedural Safeguards) distributed by South Carolina's Office of Exceptional Children at the State Department of Education, assessments for a child who transfers to a different district in the same school year during the initial evaluation are coordinated with the child's prior and subsequent schools, as necessary and as expeditiously as possible, to ensure prompt completion of the full evaluation. The 60 day timeline for the initial evaluation may be extended only if the new district is making sufficient progress to ensure a prompt completion of the evaluation, and the parent and the new district agree to a specific time when the evaluation will be completed.