Reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Long, Ph.D. — Director of Special Education, 32 years in public schools.
Enter your state and the date you gave written consent. You get the deadline the school has to finish your child's evaluation, what the deadline covers, and the day-counting traps that can move the real date.
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Every state gives your school a different amount of time — and counts it differently. Tap yours.
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This tool is educational information, not legal advice. State rules change; confirm the current figure with your state's Department of Education. School-day and business-day results skip weekends but cannot see your district's own holidays and breaks. The earliest date shown is the soonest the deadline could fall; your district's real date is that day or later, inside the window shown. If a deadline lands on a weekend or holiday, the federal rule does not say whether it moves to another day. Ask your district for the exact date, in writing. Data verified August 2026.
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