- Los Angeles Unified School District
- New SpEd Parentally Placed Private School Office (PPPSO)
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Frequently Asked Questions
These are Frequently Asked Questions from parents to the
Parentally Placed Private School Office (PPPSO).Most questions can be answered by reviewing the PPPSO website pages.
- My child is struggling in private school. What can I do?
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Consult with the staff at the private school to discuss universal or targeted interventions for supporting your child’s learning. Working with the teachers and other instructional personnel at your school to address the issues is usually an effective technique and should be utilized before more intensive interventions are considered. - How do I request an assessment from LAUSD?
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If you reside within LAUSD boundaries and your child attends a private school, contact your public school of residence to submit your request in writing. To determine your child's school of residence, visit the Resident School Finder webpage.
For detailed information regarding a request for assessment, refer to the Child Find-Child Serve section on the PPPSO homepage.
- I live in another district, but my child attends a private school within LAUSD boundaries? How do I request an assessment?
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Parents maintain the right to request an evaluation for the purposes of special education eligibility from LAUSD. Requests should be emailed to > pppso@lausd.net.
- Does my child's private school need to know that I am requesting a special education evaluation?
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In order to complete a valid, reliable, non-discriminatory evaluation, the assessment process requires access to records and direct observation in the child's current educational program. With written consent from the parent, the child's current and previous schools of attendance, whether public or private, will be contacted for the following purposes, including, but not limited to:
• Obtain student record
• Request student work samples
• Interview and/or receive reports from the classroom teachers and other educational providers
• Observe the child participating in his/her current educational environment - My child has been evaluated privately. Does my child need an evaluation from a school district in order to receive services?
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Public school districts reserve the right to conduct their own evaluations before making a determination of special education eligibility. Parents may present an outside evaluation to the IEP team and the IEP team must consider the evaluation as part of the IEP process. If you have obtained outside reports or assessments, please include that information with your request for evaluation. - My child is within the ages of birth to four (and is not enrolled in a LAUSD preschool program). How do I request a special education evaluation or services?
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Contact the Early Childhood Special Education Department at 213-241-4713 for children birth to age three with a visual impairment or deafness and for children age three through four who are not enrolled in a District preschool program.
- Will I have to enroll my child in public school if they receive an IEP?
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No. An IEP provides assessment and eligibility information and/or an offer of a free appropriate public education (FAPE). Parents have the right to accept or decline any offer of FAPE.
If the parent accepts the offer of FAPE, the student may enroll in a public school to receive special education services.
If the parent agrees that FAPE has been offered but declines the offer of FAPE and continues enrollment in the private school, an Individualized Services Plan (ISP) meeting will be held to offer an ISP.
- Does LAUSD provide an Individual Services Plan (ISP) to a child attending a private school located in another school district's boundaries?
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No. The District where the private school is located is responsible for providing an Individual Services Plan for students with disabilities. Contact the school district where your private school is located. Each School District has a Special Education department or administrator who oversees their private school policy.
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Los Angeles Unified School District ♦ Division of Special Education
333 South Beaudry Avenue, 17th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
