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Specialized IEE Experts for Sacramento Families

Independent Educational Evaluations serving the California Capital Region, Elk Grove, and surrounding Sacramento County school districts.

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Serving Sacramento Students & School Districts

Ensuring every child receives diagnostic clarity, objective testing, and legally compliant IEP placement.

Capital Region Special Education Authority

Our independent evaluators bring decades of experience navigating California Education Code, Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) precedents, and California Department of Education compliance directives.

School District Expertise

Direct experience conducting independent assessments across Sacramento City Unified (SCUSD), Elk Grove Unified (EGUSD), and San Juan Unified and regional special education local plan areas (SELPAs).

Objective Second Opinions

When district testing falls short, our evaluations deliver unbiased clarity grounded in federal IDEA criteria and led by Donald Ghrist, LEP #2703.

Our Evaluation Services in Sacramento

Complete assessment coverage across all domains of suspected disability.

Psychoeducational

Cognitive, academic, and social-emotional assessments for Learning Disabilities, Autism, and ADHD.

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Speech & Language

Comprehensive SLP evaluations for articulation, language processing, and pragmatics.

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Occupational Therapy

Fine motor, sensory processing, and visual-motor integration assessments.

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Physical Therapy

Gross motor and mobility evaluations for campus access.

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Adapted PE

Assessment of gross motor skills for PE participation.

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Dyslexia Assessments

Specialized testing for reading disorders and phonological processing.

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Serving All Sacramento Communities

Providing in-person assessment and telehealth evaluation options across the region.

Downtown & Midtown Sacramento

SCUSD urban special education assessment support and IEP advocacy.

Elk Grove & Laguna

Comprehensive psychoeducational and autism evaluations for EGUSD students.

East Sacramento & Land Park

Executive function, dyslexia, and ADHD diagnostic evaluations.

Natomas & North Sacramento

Bilingual assessments, speech-language, and behavioral IEEs.

Frequently Asked Questions in Sacramento

Do you serve Elk Grove Unified and Sacramento City Unified?

Yes. We conduct independent assessments across Sacramento City Unified, Elk Grove Unified, San Juan Unified, Twin Rivers Unified, and Folsom Cordova Unified School Districts.

What happens if the Sacramento school district misses the 60-day deadline?

Under California Education Code § 56344, districts have strictly 60 days from signed consent to complete evaluations. Missing this statutory timeline constitutes a procedural violation, strengthening your right to an immediate independent evaluation.

Do CAS evaluators attend Sacramento IEP meetings?

Yes. Our evaluators attend the IEP team meeting (either in-person or virtually) to explain our clinical findings, defend recommendations, and ensure measurable goals are written into the IEP document.

Meet the Clinical Director

Donald Ghrist, LEP
"Every child in Sacramento deserves an accurate, unbiased educational assessment. Our mission is to provide families and districts with the diagnostic clarity needed to make evidence-based special education decisions."

Donald Ghrist, Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP #2703), brings over 25 years of California special education assessment expertise, conducting legally compliant Independent Educational Evaluations throughout California.

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