Deadline calculator
Work out the date the school has to meet, in your state
Timelines differ by state, sometimes by a lot.
Usually the date the district received your signed consent.
Pick a state to use its evaluation rule instead of the federal default.
Initial evaluation completed
60 days awayFri, December 18, 2026
60 calendar days from the date you signed consent for the evaluation.
Many states set a shorter or differently-counted deadline, and a state rule that is more protective wins.
34 CFR §300.301(c)(1)IEP in effect after eligibility is decided
30 days awayWed, November 18, 2026
30 calendar days from the date the team determined your child is eligible.
This is the meeting-to-services clock, separate from the evaluation clock.
34 CFR §300.323(c)(1)School must let you inspect records
45 days awayThu, December 3, 2026
45 calendar days from the date you requested the records.
And it must be before any IEP meeting or due process hearing, whichever comes first — so a request made close to a meeting is due before the meeting, not 45 days later.
34 CFR §300.613(a)State must resolve a written complaint
60 days awayFri, December 18, 2026
60 calendar days from the date the state education agency received your complaint.
The complaint itself must allege a violation that happened within the previous year.
34 CFR §300.152(a)Resolution meeting after a due process complaint
15 days awayTue, November 3, 2026
15 calendar days from the date the district received your due process complaint.
The district convenes this; you can waive it in writing or agree to mediation instead.
34 CFR §300.510(a)(1)Resolution period ends
30 days awayWed, November 18, 2026
30 calendar days from the date the district received your due process complaint.
If it is not resolved by then, the hearing timeline starts.
34 CFR §300.510(b)(1)Hearing decision issued
45 days awayThu, December 3, 2026
45 calendar days from the end of the 30-day resolution period.
A hearing officer may grant specific extensions at a party’s request.
34 CFR §300.515(a)Notice before a unilateral private placement
14 days awayMon, November 2, 2026
10 business days from the date you intend to remove your child.
Give this in writing, before the removal, if you may later seek reimbursement. Missing it can reduce or eliminate what a hearing officer will award.
34 CFR §300.148(d)(1)(ii)Manifestation determination review
14 days awayMon, November 2, 2026
10 school days from the date the school decided to change the placement for discipline.
Triggered by a removal of more than 10 school days in a year, or a pattern of shorter removals.
34 CFR §300.530(e)Notice that rights transfer at the age of majority
365 days awayTue, October 19, 2027
365 calendar days from your child’s birthday one year before the age of majority in your state.
The IEP must include this statement at least a year ahead, so families are not surprised by it.
34 CFR §300.320(c)
School-day and business-day counts skip weekends. School days also skip whatever you entered above — this site cannot see your district calendar, so those dates are estimates. Ask the district for its own calculated due date in writing and compare.
Your dates
SPECIAL EDUCATION DEADLINES Clock started: Mon, October 19, 2026 Initial evaluation completed Due Fri, December 18, 2026 (60 calendar days from the date you signed consent for the evaluation) 34 CFR §300.301(c)(1) IEP in effect after eligibility is decided Due Wed, November 18, 2026 (30 calendar days from the date the team determined your child is eligible) 34 CFR §300.323(c)(1) School must let you inspect records Due Thu, December 3, 2026 (45 calendar days from the date you requested the records) 34 CFR §300.613(a) State must resolve a written complaint Due Fri, December 18, 2026 (60 calendar days from the date the state education agency received your complaint) 34 CFR §300.152(a) Resolution meeting after a due process complaint Due Tue, November 3, 2026 (15 calendar days from the date the district received your due process complaint) 34 CFR §300.510(a)(1) Resolution period ends Due Wed, November 18, 2026 (30 calendar days from the date the district received your due process complaint) 34 CFR §300.510(b)(1) Hearing decision issued Due Thu, December 3, 2026 (45 calendar days from the end of the 30-day resolution period) 34 CFR §300.515(a) Notice before a unilateral private placement Due Mon, November 2, 2026 (10 business days from the date you intend to remove your child) 34 CFR §300.148(d)(1)(ii) Manifestation determination review Due Mon, November 2, 2026 (10 school days from the date the school decided to change the placement for discipline) 34 CFR §300.530(e) Notice that rights transfer at the age of majority Due Tue, October 19, 2027 (365 calendar days from your child’s birthday one year before the age of majority in your state) 34 CFR §300.320(c) Generated by help.dangon.co. School-day counts are estimates — they depend on your district calendar.
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CADRE — state dispute resolution contacts
The national centre on special education dispute resolution. Use it to find the office in your state that takes complaints and arranges mediation.
Your state’s special education regulations
The official directory of state education agency special education directors, kept by the US Department of Education.
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This is information about what the regulations say, not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for someone who knows your child. Special education law also varies by state. Your state parent center is free, federally funded, and will go through any of this with you.
Why the date matters more than the rule
Nearly every special education deadline is counted from a date the family controls: the day they signed consent, the day they sent the request, the day they asked for records. Districts are not always quick to confirm that date, and a request made verbally has no date at all.
Send requests by email and keep the sent copy. That single habit is what makes every number on this page usable.
Calendar days, school days, business days
These are not interchangeable, and the difference is often months. Sixty calendar days from a consent signed in April lands in June. Sixty school days from the same consent lands the following October. When a district quotes you a deadline, the useful question is not "how many days?" but "counted how?".
If a deadline has already passed
A missed timeline is one of the most straightforward things a state complaint can address, because it turns on dates rather than opinions and needs no expert and no lawyer. See the routes available when you disagree, and use the follow-up letter first — most missed deadlines resolve once someone senior notices the clock.