New Hampshire IEP evaluation deadline: how long does the school have?

You signed consent for testing. Here is what New Hampshire requires next, where the sources disagree, and what to do if the date passes.

60 calendar days

From the day the district receives your consent, it must complete the initial evaluation.

Day type: Calendar days — weekends, holidays and breaks count
Clock starts at: Your parental consent to evaluate
What the deadline covers: The initial evaluation
Legal citation: N.H. Code Admin. R. Ed 1107.01

The extension question: sources conflict

New Hampshire's rules contain an extension provision — up to 30 days by written agreement — at Ed 1107.01(e).

But the guidance from the Parent Information Center of New Hampshire (PIC NH) states that extension is available only for reevaluations, not for initial evaluations.

We are not going to tell you this is resolved. Our research found a genuine conflict: the rule text contains an extension provision, and PIC NH reads its scope as limited to reevaluations. We have not reconciled the two. Do not assume "no extensions are allowed" for an initial evaluation, and do not assume an offered extension is proper either. Ask your district in writing which rule it is applying to your child's initial evaluation and on what authority, and keep the answer. You can also read Ed 1107.01(e) yourself or ask the New Hampshire Department of Education which reading it applies. If your district asks you to sign an extension agreement, get the answer before you sign.

How to count your deadline

Find the date the district received your signed consent. Not the date you mailed it — the date they got it.
Count forward 60 calendar days, including weekends, holidays, and school breaks.
That date is the deadline for the evaluation.
If anyone raises an extension, ask which rule they are relying on and check the scope question above.

What to do if the deadline passes

Put it in writing the same week. Email the case manager and the special education director. State the consent date, the deadline date, and that it has passed. A phone call creates no record.
Ask for prior written notice. If the district refuses or delays, you are entitled to a written explanation of what it is doing and why.
File a state complaint. A missed timeline is a straightforward compliance violation. In New Hampshire this goes to the New Hampshire Department of Education. It is free and does not require a lawyer.
Keep the paper trail. Every date, every email, every response.

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Sources

N.H. Code Admin. R. Ed 1107.01 — 60 calendar days from consent; extension provisions at (e)
Parent Information Center of New Hampshire — Evaluation guidance (states extensions apply only to reevaluations)
34 CFR § 300.301(c)(1) — federal 60-calendar-day baseline

Verified July 2026. State rules change — confirm against the current code before relying on a date.