• Private school students with suspected disabilities are entitled to the same evaluation and identification services as public school students (Child Find). This includes any student attending a private school in Broward County even if the student lives in another county.
• Private school students with disabilities are NOT entitled to an individual education plan (IEP) or the same special education and related services as public school students.
• Private School Service Plans- any parentally placed private school student with a disability whom an LEA elects to serve must have a Service Plan, to the extent appropriate, meets the content requirements for IEP’s and is developed, reviewed and revised consistent with the IEP process.

• Parents do have recourse to due process to resolve disagreements about the evaluation and eligibility process.
• Parents do NOT have recourse to due process to resolve disagreements about private school service plans, but can use the state complaint process.
• Private schools have recourse to the state complaint process to resolve disagreements about their consultation or the District Services Plan.

• At no cost to the parents
• Involves the multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) and Response to Intervention (RTI)
• Full and Individual Evaluation: assessments in all areas of suspected disability
• Full and Individual Evaluation completed within 60 student school attendance days after date consent is received.
• Committee makes eligibility determination
• This includes any student attending a private school in Broward County even if the student lives in another county.

• Click on the icon to navigate to the Private School Request Form
• Send completed form to the ESE Private School Services office by email or fax:

esepss@browardschools.com

Fax:  754-321-3448

Call 754-321-3426 with any questions