What to check
Read the plan for these specific details
Which report recommendations are school-related and tied to if physical access needs affect the school day and if supports are written with enough detail for staff.
Confirm the IEP sections that should respond are updated: PT related services, accessibility supports, transportation, adaptive PE, placement, health/safety plans, and supplementary aids.
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 Physical Therapy Evaluation recommendations need an IEP crosswalk
What the record shows
The private PT report recommends hallway transition support, but the IEP has no mobility support or staff responsibility listed.
What to ask for
Put this in writing: the team should 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 explain how the IEP team considered the private PT evaluation and where school-day mobility supports are documented.”
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 physical therapy 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 mobility, endurance, balance, access, positioning, stairs, playground or PE participation, equipment, and PT recommendations, then compare those findings with PT related services, accessibility supports, transportation, adaptive PE, placement, health/safety plans, and supplementary aids.
What PT details should I look for in the IEP?
Look for school-day mobility needs, adaptive PE, transitions, equipment, transportation, safety steps, PT service details, and who is responsible for each support.