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CSE Timeline
Maya R. · District 15
Referral received
Jan 8, 2026
Completed
Consent to evaluate signed
Jan 15, 2026
Completed
60-day evaluation deadline
March 15, 2026
⚑ Due in 6 days
CSE meeting
By April 14, 2026
Upcoming
IEP implementation
By April 28, 2026
Upcoming
The stakes

NY school districts are required by law to follow strict timelines.
Most parents don't know what those are.

When deadlines are missed and services aren't delivered, the consequences for your child can't be undone. But only parents who are tracking — and can prove it — have the leverage to fix it.

01

The 60-day clock starts without you

Under NY law, the district has 60 days from the date they receive your written consent to complete the evaluation. Most parents don't know when that clock started — so they can't know when it's been violated.

02

Missed services disappear unless you document them

If your child's reading specialist was absent and no substitute provided the session, that's a violation of the IEP. But you can only claim compensatory services if you can prove it happened — and when.

03

Districts respond to paper trails, not phone calls

A formal letter citing specific dates and legal obligations gets a different response than an email from a frustrated parent. The families who get results are the ones who show up with documentation.

What Navigator does

Three tools. One job.

Everything built specifically around New York's CSE process and Education Law Article 89.

Timeline tracker

See every deadline before it becomes a problem

Enter your child's referral date and Navigator calculates every legally mandated milestone under New York State law — automatically. Get email alerts before each deadline so you're never caught off guard.

  • NY 60-day evaluation window tracked from day one
  • CSE meeting, IEP implementation, annual review deadlines
  • Email alerts 14, 7, and 3 days before each milestone
  • District-specific CSE contact information pre-filled
Maya's CSE timeline · District 15
Written referral received
January 8, 2026
Completed
Consent to evaluate signed
January 15, 2026 · Clock starts
Completed
Evaluation must be completed
March 15, 2026 · 60-day deadline
Due in 6 days — alert sent
CSE meeting to develop IEP
By April 14, 2026
Upcoming
IEP services begin
By April 28, 2026
Upcoming
Letter generator

Letters that sound like they came from an attorney

When you need to push back — requesting an evaluation, disputing a Prior Written Notice, or filing for compensatory services — Navigator drafts the letter. You review, sign, and send.

  • Request for initial evaluation
  • Dispute of Prior Written Notice (PWN)
  • Request for independent educational evaluation (IEE)
  • Demand for compensatory services
  • State complaint filing guidance
To: District 15 CSE Office

March 21, 2026

Dear Committee on Special Education,


I am writing to formally request compensatory services for my daughter, Maya Rodriguez, due to documented service delivery failures during the current IEP period.


Per the IEP dated September 2025, Maya is entitled to 3 sessions per week of reading support services. Our records show that 5 sessions were not provided between January and March 2026, in violation of Education Law §4402...

Service log

Build the evidence record before you need it

Log every service session your child receives — or misses. Add notes about what happened and who you spoke to. When it's time to push back, your timestamped record becomes your strongest tool.

  • Log attendance for every IEP service
  • Attach notes — staff absences, school explanations, your calls
  • Auto-detect patterns: 2+ missed sessions triggers an alert
  • Export as evidence report for CSE meetings or complaints
2 missed reading sessions this month — a compensatory services letter has been drafted based on your log.
Reading support (3×/week)
No sub arranged — Ms. Torres was absent. No make-up scheduled.
MissedMar 19
OT (1×/week)
Only 20 min provided — fire drill cut session to less than half.
PartialMar 12
Speech therapy (2×/week)
Full session provided with Ms. Kim.
ProvidedMar 17
Getting started

Up and running in five minutes

No paperwork. No intake calls. Just answer a few questions about your child and your district.

01

Enter your child's key dates

Tell Navigator your child's district, when the referral was received, and whether evaluation consent has been signed. The timeline is built immediately.

02

Start logging services

Each week, mark which services were provided, partial, or missed. Add a quick note if something went wrong. It takes under two minutes.

03

Navigator steps in when it matters

When a deadline approaches or a pattern of missed services emerges, Navigator alerts you and offers a ready-to-send letter. You're never starting from zero.

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