ESER Reminders for the New Year

  • Specialized transportation is not a need for the ESER. Transportation is a related service that is addressed in the IEP. The ESER report and needs should provide justification for the need for transportation in the IEP.
  • Accommodations and modifications can be recommendations to meet a specified need on the ESER, but they are not a need themselves.
  • Needs and recommendations should include all the relevant, team determined information from the meeting and the evaluations that were done. Refer to theĀ  evaluators’ individual reports for recommendations to include in the Needs / Recommendations section of the ESER.