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The BSEA will give written notice to the parties including the rights of the parents and school district to request mediation and a hearing 13  \nAnnual IEP  \n● IEP’s will be reviewed annually 19  \n➞ notice of team meeting sent to parents early enough to ensure that they will have an opportunity to attend and that the meeting will occur at a mutually agreed upon time 4  \n➞ at least 2 calendar weeks prior to the start of the new IEP service delivery date: IEP development team meeting will occur 11  \n● Annual team meeting ➞ develop IEP at team meeting 7  \n➞ parents leave team meeting with summary of meeting decisions in hand which include: a completed service delivery grid and statement of the major goal areas 8  \n➞ within two calendar weeks of the team meeting 9 : N1 Consent Form and two copies of the IEP are made available to parents  \nparents may ask the district for the complete IEP immediately and the district must provide a complete IEP within 3-5 school days of the team meeting 10  \n● Parent receives the IEP  \n➞ within 30 days of receipt of the IEP: Parent accepts IEP fully in writing  \n➞ IEP is implemented immediately 12  \n➞ within 30 days of receipt of the IEP: Parent partially or fully rejects IEP in writing  \n➞ within 5 calendar days: districts submits IEP to BSEA. The BSEA will give written notice to the parties including the rights of the parents and school district to request mediation and a hearing 13  \nThree year reevaluation  \n● Students will be re-evaluated every three years or sooner if necessary 19  \n➞ more than 45 school days prior to the start of the new IEP service delivery date: school sends N1 Evaluation Consent form and PNPS to parents   \n● School receives consent  \n➞ within 30 school days of receiving consent: evaluation and assessments completed 2 ➞ within 45 school days of receiving consent: N1 Consent Form and two copies of the IEP are made available to parents 3  \n● Notice of team meeting sent to parents early enough to ensure that they will have an opportunity to attend and that the meeting will occur at a mutually agreed upon time 4  \n● 2 calendar days prior to team meeting  \n➞ upon request: assessment summaries sent to parents 5  \n● Team meeting and eligibility determination  \n➞ Not eligible: within 10 calendar day","cbCaitPAul9kjymu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitPAul9kjymu","pdf",252215,8,"English","# Initial IEP\n## Annual IEP\n## Three year reevaluation\n## Special Circumstances","[{\"question\":\"What is the timeline after a referral for an initial IEP in Massachusetts?\",\"answer\":\"The school sends an evaluation consent form within 5 school days of referral. 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