The Board of Education recognizes the right of parents or guardians of a student who has or is thought to have a disability to receive an independent evaluation at public expense if they disagree with the evaluation obtained by the Committee on Special Education (CSE) or the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE).

         The independent examination shall be conducted by a qualified examiner who is not employed by the school district responsible for the child's education.  Upon request, parents will be provided with a list of public and private agencies and professional resources where independent evaluations may be obtained.  These publicly-funded independent evaluations shall be limited to the same geographic and fiscal limitations as used by the district when it initiates an evaluation.  The cost of the evaluation that the district will cover is up to $1,500.

The district has the right to initiate an impartial hearing to demonstrate that its evaluation is appropriate.  

The geographic area in which such evaluations may take place, and minimum qualifications of the professionals who administer and interpret various tests are listed below:

Psychoeducational Evaluation Providers:

Megan Fox, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
1580 Elmwood Ave.  Rochester, NY 14620
585-229-2480

Leon Scholfield, Ph.d.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
645 Cross Keys Office Park
Rochester, NY  14450
585-425-2480

P. Richard Fauth, Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
920 Winton Road
Rochester, NY  14618
585-256-3050

Boike Assoc.
3180 West Street
Canandaigua, NY  14424
585-394-1442

Colleen Saar, Ph.D.
6780 Pittsford Palmyra Road
Building 3 Suite D4
Fairport, NY  14450
585-563-8150

Kirch Developmental Center
Golisano Children's Hospital
Box 671m 607 Elmwood Ave
Rochester, NY  14642
585-275-2986

Speech and Language Evaluations:

Clinical Associates of the Finger Lakes
590 Fishers Station Drive Suite 130
Victor, NY  14564
585-924-7207
 

Bright Start Pediatrics
149 North Main Street
Fairport, NY  14450
585-377-2230

Rochester Hearing and Speech
1000 Elmwood Ave.
Rochester, NY  14620
585-271-0680

Ref: 20 USC §1415(d)(2)(A)
         34 CFR §300.502
         8 NYCRR §§200.1(z); 200.5(a); 200.5(b); 200.5(c); 200.5(g)