Guides
Short explainers that end in a filtered list of independent evaluators. Not legal advice. Not a ranking.
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Independent Educational Evaluations
When the district pays, who can do an IEE in Texas, and what the report is for.
TexasDyslexia testing
School screening vs a written identification, who an educational diagnostician is, typical fees.
DallasDyslexia testing
School screening vs a private battery, what to ask for in the report, typical fees.
HoustonDyslexia testing
Campus intervention vs a written identification, who to hire in Houston, typical fees.
AustinDyslexia testing
What to take to an AISD 504 or ARD, who writes it, typical fees.
Fort WorthDyslexia testing
Tarrant County screens vs a private battery, who writes it, typical fees.
HoustonGifted & talented IQ testing
District GT screens vs a private IQ in Houston, typical fees.
DallasGifted & talented IQ testing
Nomination windows vs a private IQ in Dallas, typical fees.
Fort WorthGifted & talented IQ testing
District GT vs an individual battery in Fort Worth, typical fees.
HoustonSAT / ACT extra time
Campus 504 is not the SAT file. Who writes it in Houston, typical fees.
DallasSAT / ACT extra time
Why the counselor cannot just send the plan, typical fees.
Fort WorthSAT / ACT extra time
One report, two companies. Who writes it in Tarrant County, typical fees.
DentonSAT / ACT extra time
North-metro documentation without driving south, typical fees.
HoustonPrivate-school admissions testing
What independent schools want in the packet, typical fees.
Fort WorthPrivate-school admissions testing
What the school asks for, typical fees.
CaliforniaSAT / ACT extra time
What the report is for, who an LEP is, typical fees.
TexasSAT / ACT extra time
Documentation vs a campus 504, who writes it in Texas, typical fees.
TexasGifted & talented IQ testing
District GT screens vs a private IQ, who an educational diagnostician is, typical fees.
TexasPsychoeducational testing
The full private battery vs a school FIE, what you take to the ARD, typical fees.
Texas504 plan and IEP testing
What the report is for, 504 vs ARD, who writes it in Texas, typical fees.
TexasDysgraphia testing
Written expression vs messy handwriting, what to ask for in the report, typical fees.
TexasDyscalculia testing
Math-specific testing vs a general psychoed battery, who an educational diagnostician is, typical fees.
TexasFunctional Behavior Assessment
When the ARD requests an FBA, functional vs clinical assessment, typical fees.
CaliforniaIndependent Educational Evaluations
When the district pays, who an LEP is, and what the report is for.
CaliforniaDyslexia testing
School screening vs a private battery, what to ask for in the report, typical fees.
MassachusettsGifted & talented IQ testing
Private IQ vs district screens, who an LEP is, typical fees.
MassachusettsDyslexia testing
What to take to a Team meeting, who writes it in Massachusetts, typical fees.
MassachusettsIndependent Educational Evaluations
After a district evaluation in Massachusetts, who an LEP is, typical fees.
MassachusettsSAT / ACT extra time
Massachusetts documentation for extra time, who writes it, typical fees.
PennsylvaniaGifted & talented IQ testing
Private IQ for identification or admissions, who a certified school psychologist is, typical fees.
PennsylvaniaSAT / ACT extra time
The school plan is not the SAT file, who writes documentation in Pennsylvania, typical fees.
PennsylvaniaDyslexia testing
School screening vs a private battery in Pennsylvania, what to take to NORA, typical fees.
PennsylvaniaIndependent Educational Evaluations
When the district pays in Pennsylvania, who a certified school psychologist is, typical fees.
New JerseyDyslexia testing
State screening vs a private battery, who an LDT-C is, typical fees.
New JerseyIndependent Educational Evaluations
When the district pays in New Jersey, who an LDT-C is, typical fees.
New JerseySAT / ACT extra time
New Jersey campus accommodations vs College Board, who writes it, typical fees.
VirginiaDyslexia testing
Virginia screening vs a private battery, DC/MD cross-state context, typical fees.
VirginiaIndependent Educational Evaluations
VDOE parent-rights timeline, who an educational evaluator is, typical fees.
VirginiaSAT / ACT extra time
Virginia and DC accommodation documentation, who writes it, typical fees.
LouisianaIndependent Educational Evaluations
After a 1508 pupil-appraisal eval, who an educational diagnostician is, typical fees.
LouisianaDyslexia testing
Bulletin 1903 screens vs a written identification, what to take to SBLC, typical fees.
New MexicoIndependent Educational Evaluations
SAT is not an evaluation. Who a PED diagnostician is, typical fees.
New MexicoDyslexia testing
First-grade screen vs a private battery, what to take to SAT or IEP, typical fees.
LouisianaSAT / ACT extra time
A 1903 504 is not the ACT file. TOPS calendar, who writes it, typical fees.
New MexicoSAT / ACT extra time
Campus SAT team is not the College Board file, who writes it, typical fees.