If there is no district employee competent to carry out certain kinds of evaluation, the district may have to contract out for the service or may use the results of any available independent assessment. This can happen in smaller school districts or with less common kinds of assessments, such as auditory processing assessments conducted by an audiologist. In certain cases, for example, the diagnostic services of a physician or other health professional may be required if the child’s suspected disability is medically related and, as a result, the child needs special education.[1] See Chapter 14, Information on the Rights of Students with Serious Health Conditions.
- 34 C.F.R. Secs. 300.34(a)(c)(5).[↩]