Nevada IEP evaluation deadline: how long does the school have?

You signed consent for testing. Here is exactly what Nevada law requires next, and what to do if the date passes.

School days means summer pauses the clock

Nevada counts school days — days students are in attendance for instruction. Summer, winter break, spring break, weekends and holidays are not school days, so they never count against the 45.

Practical effect: consent signed in late May does not mean a finished evaluation in July. The clock picks up again when school resumes.

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. Pull your district's instructional calendar.
3. Count forward 45 days when students are in attendance for instruction. Skip weekends, holidays, breaks, and summer.
4. That date is the deadline for the evaluation — unless the state superintendent granted an extension of up to 15 school days.

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 Nevada this goes to the Nevada Department of Education. It is free and does not require a lawyer.
4. Keep the paper trail. Every date, every email, every response.