Finalizing a special education declassification

When a student who currently receives special education services is reevaluated, the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team may determine that the student no longer requires the services identified in his or her IEP. These students must be declassified in SESIS before services may stop.

When the declassification process begins, a Notice of Recommendation Declassification is sent to the student's parent or guardian. The parent or guardian has 14 days to respond to the notice. If the parent or guardian does not agree, an IEP meeting is held to discuss the options. If the parent or guardian agrees or does not respond, the declassification is finalized.

To finalize a special education declassification

  1. Determine if the parent or guardian responded within 14 days to the Notice of Recommended Declassification.

  2. Select from below.

    If... Do this...
    The parent or guardian did not disagree with the declassification within 14 days of the Notice of Recommendation Declassification or did not respond
    1. Review the Status of Students - Declassification report.

    2. Locate the student on the report and review the Effective Date of Declassification (Days Remaining) column.

    3. Verify that the number of days remaining is 0.

      Note: The declassification can go into effect when there are 0 days remaining. The document may not be finalized before then.

    4. Finalize the student's Declassification from Special Education Services document.
      How?
    The parent or guardian provided written disagreement within 14 days of the Notice of Recommendation Declassification
    1. Locate the student's profile.
      How?

    2. Click the link for Declassification from Special Education Services.

      The Declassification from Special Education Services document appears.

    3. Print the fax coversheet.
      How?

    4. Fax in the parent's written disagreement using the Declassification from Special Education Services fax coversheet.
      How?

    5. Finalize the student's Declassification from Special Education Services document.
      How?

    6. Create the Notice of IEP Meeting.
      How?

      The IEP team meets to discuss the options.

Related topics
Declassifying a student from special education
Sending the Notice of Recommendation Declassification

SH7278
Last revised: November 10, 2010