What happens once an assessment has taken place?

What happens once an assessment has taken place?

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The local educational authority will look at all of the information and decide whether or not a statement of special education need should be issued. That decision is usually made by the panel. If the decision is that a statement should be made, then you'll be sent a draft statement, a proposal to which you can comment on before the statement becomes final.