What to check
Read the plan for these specific details
Which report recommendations are school-related and tied to how speech-language findings affect classroom instruction, participation, social communication, and access to curriculum.
Confirm the IEP sections that should respond are updated: communication present levels, speech-language goals, related services, accommodations, AAC supports, and progress reporting.
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 Speech-Language Evaluation recommendations need an IEP crosswalk
What the record shows
The private speech-language evaluation recommends weekly direct language therapy, but the IEP has no language goal tied to classroom comprehension.
What to ask for
Request 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 where the IEP addresses the private speech-language evaluation recommendations and what school data supports the service level.”
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 speech-language 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 receptive language, expressive language, articulation, fluency, pragmatic language, AAC, classroom participation, and therapy recommendations, then compare those findings with communication present levels, speech-language goals, related services, accommodations, AAC supports, and progress reporting.
What if the school says it considered the report but changed nothing?
Ask where that response is documented. If you requested an IEP, evaluation, or service change and the team refused it, ask if Prior Written Notice (PWN) will be provided.