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.

The 30-day extension does not apply to your initial evaluation

New Hampshire's rules do contain a 30-day extension by written agreement — but read closely, it does not reach initial evaluations.

The extension provision, Ed 1107.01(e), extends only "the 60 day time limit required by Ed 1107.01(d)" — and subsection (d) is the deadline for reevaluations. The initial-evaluation deadline lives in subsection (c), which contains no extension mechanism and is not referenced by (e). So on the plain text of the rule, the 30-day extension applies to reevaluations only.

How to count your deadline

1. Find the date the district received your signed consent. Not the date you mailed it — the date they got it.
2. Count forward 60 calendar days, including weekends, holidays, and school breaks.
3. That date is the deadline for the evaluation.
4. If the district asks you to sign a 30-day extension for an initial evaluation, remember the rule does not provide one — ask which subsection of Ed 1107.01 it relies on before signing.

What to do if the deadline passes

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Keep the paper trail. Every date, every email, every response.