The Exceptional Learner
The Exceptional Learner
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For schools & districts

Assessments for Schools & Districts

When special-education timelines are looming and your school psychologist's caseload is full — or you don't have a psychologist on staff — we provide a team of seasoned Licensed Educational Psychologists for initial, triennial, and reevaluation assessments. Led by Erica Salzman, LEP, with more than twelve years inside district and charter schools, we know what a useful, legally defensible report looks like from the school's side of the table.

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Contract assessment services

What we provide for schools

Initial, triennial & reevaluation assessments

Complete psychoeducational and academic evaluations that keep you compliant: all suspected areas of eligibility assessed, legal timelines met, and reports that are thorough, professional, and legally defensible.

A team of seasoned LEPs

Whether your in-house psychologist is carrying an overloaded caseload or your school has no psychologist on staff, our Licensed Educational Psychologists step in — with reliable scheduling and clear, consistent communication from assignment through the IEP meeting.

The process

How contracting works

  1. 1Step one

    Agreement

    We establish a signed contract upfront, so there are no surprises regarding pricing, expectations, and requirements.

  2. 2Step two

    Assessment request

    When you have an evaluation to assign, your school fills out a short online request form: the student's name, parent and teacher contacts, suspected areas of eligibility, the signed assessment plan, and the legal due dates. Submitting soon after the parent signs the plan protects the 60-day legal timeline.

  3. 3Step three

    Coordination

    Your assigned assessor contacts the school directly to schedule observation and testing dates and arrange a quiet testing space on campus.

  4. 4Step four

    Assessment & IEP meeting

    The evaluation is completed within the legal timeline, and the assessor presents findings at the IEP meeting, attending virtually via Zoom. Sharing several possible meeting dates early helps secure the assessor's availability.


Common questions from schools

How does contracting work for districts or schools?

We establish a signed contract upfront so there are no surprises regarding pricing, expectations, and requirements. Once the contract is in place, assigning an evaluation is streamlined: your school submits an online assessment request, and the assigned assessor coordinates directly with your team on testing dates, campus space, and the IEP meeting.

How do you handle legal timelines?

We meet legal timelines. The key on the school's side is submitting the assessment request as soon as possible after the parent signs the assessment plan — delays compress the 60-day window. We also ask for proposed IEP meeting dates early, ideally several options.

What do you need from us to assign an evaluation?

The online request form covers the essentials: the student's name, parent and teacher contact information, suspected areas of eligibility, the signed assessment plan, and the legal due dates.

Can the assessor attend the IEP meeting?

Yes — assessors attend IEP meetings virtually via Zoom and present their findings. Early communication of possible dates makes scheduling much easier.

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Let's talk about what you need.

A short conversation is enough to scope what you need. From there, we set up the contract upfront — pricing, expectations, and requirements all clear before the first evaluation is assigned.

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