What to check
Read the plan for these specific details
Which report recommendations are school-related and tied to if mobility recommendations are tied to actual school routes, transitions, emergency procedures, and independence goals.
Confirm the IEP sections that should respond are updated: orientation and mobility services, safety supports, transportation, placement, accommodations, staff roles, and progress monitoring.
Look for records showing the team connected the key school-related recommendation with school data, the written IEP record, or a documented refusal when a specific change was requested.
Sample outside-report finding
Private Orientation and Mobility Evaluation recommendations need an IEP crosswalk
What the record shows
The private O&M evaluation recommends direct instruction for school transitions, but the IEP only mentions adult assistance.
What to ask for
Request in writing that the team identify which one or two school-related recommendations it considered, what school data it is relying on, and if any requested change was accepted, trialed, refused, or needs more data.
A written request you can use
Send one specific question
“Please show how the team considered the O&M recommendations across routes, transitions, services, safety, and progress measures.”
Document based IEP review
Check the pages you already have
The review reads the pages you upload, points to the wording behind each concern, and helps you prepare questions. It does not send anything to your school or decide a legal claim.
Common questions
Does the school have to follow a private orientation and mobility evaluation?
If a parent shares a private evaluation, ask the team to document how the results were considered when making IEP decisions. That does not mean the team will adopt every recommendation. Ask what school data and reasoning supports any recommendation the team is not adopting.
What should I compare first?
Start with travel skills, campus navigation, safety, cane or mobility supports, transitions, community access, and O&M recommendations, then compare those findings with orientation and mobility services, safety supports, transportation, placement, accommodations, staff roles, and progress monitoring.
How is O&M different from functional vision?
Functional vision focuses on visual access to materials and environments. O&M focuses on travel skills, routes, transitions, safety, mobility tools, service minutes, and independence across the school day.