North Middlesex Regional School District 5424
Date
5/14/21
LEA
North Middlesex Regional School District
5424
Category
IEP MEETING
NOTICE
TIMELINES
EVALUATION
Issue
(1) Annual Review meeting was not held during 2019-2020 school year;
(2) District delayed three year reevaluation meeting and did not respond to evaluation request;
(3) Delays in IEP meetings and evaluations have resulted in a lack of effective progress and denial of FAPE
Finding
Noncompliance:
(1) District should have sent written notice and procedural safeguards if there was revocation of IEP services as district believed (outside of 1 year statute of limitations for PRS);
(2) District did not respond to request for reevaluation in a timely manner and delayed IEP Team meeting
Compliance:
(3) District implemented all services on student’s IEP for 20-21 school year
Corrective Action
District must review requirements re: responding to reevaluation requests and timely convening of IEP meetings and submit documentation to DESE.