West · OR

Oregon special education IEP compliance and timelines

Governing regulations: OAR Chapter 581, Division 15 (Special Education); ORS Chapter 343. State education agency: Oregon Department of Education.

Initial evaluation: An initial evaluation must be completed within 60 school days from written parent consent to the date of the meeting to consider eligibility. The same 60 school day clock applies to reevaluations.
Initial IEP meeting: The IEP must be developed within 30 calendar days of the eligibility determination. (OAR 581-015-2220; 34 CFR § 300.323(c)(1))
Annual review: At least once every 365 days (OAR 581-015-2225; 34 CFR § 300.324(b)(1)).
Reevaluation: At least every 3 years, completed within 60 school days of consent (OAR 581-015-2115; OAR 581-015-2110).
Transition planning: Must be in effect by age 16.
Academic standards: Oregon State Standards
IEP forms & systems: No single mandated statewide IEP system. ODE publishes standard IEP forms, and districts and education service districts choose their own IEP software.

Where Oregon differs from the federal baseline

The initial evaluation clock is 60 school days, measured from written consent to the eligibility meeting, not to the evaluation report (OAR 581-015-2110).
Reevaluations follow the same 60 school day timeline as initial evaluations.
Informed written consent must meet OAR 581-015-2090 and 581-015-2095 before any evaluation or reevaluation.
Education service districts and regional programs deliver many low-incidence services, so evaluation teams often include ESD staff.

01Signed consent date recorded; evaluation due within 60 school days.
02Eligibility determined and initial IEP meeting scheduled: The IEP must be developed within 30 calendar days of the eligibility determination.
03PLAAFP includes measurable baselines and a statement of how the disability affects involvement in the general curriculum (34 CFR § 300.320(a)(1)).
04Each annual goal is measurable, with condition, behavior, criterion and measurement method (§ 300.320(a)(2)).
05Progress reporting schedule stated for each goal (§ 300.320(a)(3)).
06Transition goals and services in effect by age 16 where applicable.
07Prior Written Notice issued for every proposal or refusal, with all seven § 300.503(b) elements.
08Annual review scheduled within 365 days; reevaluation within 3 years.

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