IEP Team Members

The IEP Team: : 

The IEP Team: Who is a member?

Who must public agency include on the IEP Team? : 

Who must public agency include on the IEP Team? The child’s parent(s)

Who must public agency include on the IEP Team? : 

Not less than 1 of child’s special education teachers* Who must public agency include on the IEP Team? * Or, when appropriate, not less than 1 of child’s special education providers

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Not less than 1 of child’s regular education teachers* Who must public agency include on the IEP Team? * If child is, or may be, participating in regular education environment

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Representative of public agency Must be: qualified to provide (or supervise provision of) specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities knowledgeable about general ed curriculum knowledgeable about availability of resources of public agency Who must public agency include on the IEP Team?

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Individual who can interpret instructional implications of evaluation results May: already be a member of the IEP team for another purpose, but may not be the child’s parent Who must public agency include on the IEP Team?

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Others with “knowledge or special expertise” about the child Such a person: attends “at the discretion of the parent or the agency” may be a related services provider (as appropriate) Who must public agency include on the IEP Team?

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“Knowledge or special expertise” about the child? “Knowledge or special expertise” about the child is determined by whoever invitesindividual to be partof the IEP Team Who must public agency include on the IEP Team?

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Take a Wild Guess! Who’s missing from this picture? Who must public agency include on the IEP Team?

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The child with a disability! Must be invited to attend, whenever appropriate Must be invited to a meeting where postsecondary goals and transition services needed to reach those goals will be considered The focus of all this discussion and planning! Who must public agency include on the IEP Team?

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The child with a disability! If child does not attend the meeting, other steps must be taken to ensure that child’s preferences and interests are considered Who must public agency include on the IEP Team?

So we’re talking about transition… : 

So we’re talking about transition… The regular players… …including the student… Representatives of other agencies likely to be responsible for providing or paying for transition services* * Consent Alert! Consent Alert!

So we’re talking about transition… : 

So we’re talking about transition… * Consent Alert! Consent Alert! …before public agency may invite these participating agency representatives to attend an IEP meeting where postsecondary goals and transition services needed to reach those goals will be considered Parental consent is required (or the student’s consent, if he or she has reached the age of majority)…

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Roundup Time!