For School Districts

Your Trusted Partner

Take the pressure off your team

When your school district partners with NorthStar Student Services, there's no more frustration with evaluation backlogs or compliance deadlines. Our team ensures thorough, timely psychoeducational evaluations that your IEP teams can rely on.

Whether you need support with a single case or ongoing contract services for the school year, NorthStar delivers expert school psychology support — virtually or on-site — with reports that are ready for your team the moment they are needed.

Work With NorthStar

School team reviewing evaluation documents together

How It Works

Working with NorthStar is simple

From first call to final report, we make the process seamless for your team.

Connect

Reach out with your district name, the details of your case (consent date, ETR timeline, services needed), and we will schedule a free consultation to see if NorthStar is the right fit.

Contract

Once we review the case, we communicate with your Special Education Director or supervisor and set up the contract. Simple paperwork, quick turnaround — we can begin working as soon as signatures are in.

Consult

We go deep into the case with your building school psychologist or team chair. We discuss exactly what support you need — we can assist with the planning meeting, evaluation, ETR meeting, or all of the above. You decide.

Assess

We schedule and conduct the evaluation sessions — typically virtually unless you are within our commute range. Comprehensive batteries covering cognitive, academic, social-emotional, behavioral, and adaptive skills as needed.

Complete

Once testing is complete, the final report is delivered to the team chair — typically two weeks after testing or right before the ETR/IEP meeting. Reports are thorough, IDEA-compliant, and ready for the team to use immediately.

Done!

Your team has everything needed to make eligibility decisions. We will send a brief feedback survey and look forward to our next case together. Need us at the meeting? Just let us know.

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Our Services

Services and Specializations

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3-Year Reevaluations

Thorough triennial reevaluations to reassess student eligibility for special education services, ensuring continued appropriate support and full IDEA compliance.

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Initial Evaluations

Comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations for students referred for special education, including cognitive, academic, and social-emotional assessment batteries.

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Behavioral Assessments

Functional behavioral assessments (FBAs) and behavior intervention plan (BIP) development to support students with behavioral challenges across all educational settings.

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MTSS Support

Active participation in Multi-Tiered System of Supports team meetings, providing data-driven recommendations for academic and behavioral interventions at every tier.

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Family Consultation

Collaborative consultation with families to discuss evaluation results, develop strategies for home support, and ensure meaningful parent involvement in the IEP process.

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Virtual Delivery

Remote evaluations and consultations delivered with the same rigor and quality as in-person — expanding access regardless of your district's location.

Professional speaking compassionately with a parent

Why NorthStar

Understanding your unique challenges

IDEA-compliant reports — Every report meets federal and state requirements, ready for your IEP team
Flexible delivery — Virtual or in-person, part-time or full caseload support
Timeline-driven — We understand evaluation deadlines and build our schedule around yours
Family-centered approach — Parents feel heard and informed throughout the process
Full continuum experience — From early childhood through transition, general ed to therapeutic day school
Multi-state licensed — NCSP, Illinois PEL, California PPS, Michigan SP License