IEP Meeting Notification
Parent /legal guardian or surrogate parent must receive prior
notification of eat IEP meeting. This notice must contain the
following information:
- the purpose of the meeting;
- the time, the date, and location of the meeting; and
- who will be in attendance.
Remember an IEP meeting must be scheduled at a mutuallv agreed
time and place.
If the parent(s) are unable to attend the IEP meeting, the
school division must use other methods to ensure parent
participation in the IEP development. This may include individual
or conference phone calls. An IEP meeting may be conducted without
the student's parents if the school division is unable to convince
them that they should attend. However, there must be documentation
of attempts to arrange a mutually agreed on time and place.
This documentation may include:
- detailed records of phone calls made or attempted and the
results of those calls
- copies of correspondences sent to the parents and any
responses, and
- detailed records of visits made to the parents' home or place
of employment and the results of those visits.
Revising the IEP
Revisions in the IEP may be needed during the school year for
which the IEP is written. These revisions may include changes in
the special education and/or related services; changes or additions
of goals and objectives; addition or termination of related
services; changes or additions of accommodations; and changes in
the participation in general (regular and vocational) education
activities.
To make these revisions an IEP committee must be convened which
includes prior notice to the parent/legal guardian or surrogate
parent. If the revised IEP results in the partial termination of
special education and related services, then written parental
consent is required before the partial termination occurs.