writing to excuse Team before the meeting and 2) excused members who are not required Team members must Submit the necessary because their area provide written input in advance description of the of the curriculum or services to the Team and parents for IEP oversight system and is not being modified or development. identify the person(s) discussed. responsible for the Following the revision of these oversight, including However, record review also procedures, provide training to the date of the indicated that when a IEP Team chairs and relevant staff system’s student is involved in a members on team composition implementation. regular education program, a and excusal requirements. regular education teacher is This progress report not always present at Team Please develop an internal system is due November 18, meetings. of periodic review to ensure that 2013. 1) a regular education teacher In addition, there was no attends IEP meetings for students Submit the results of evidence in student records when the student is involved in a both student record that excused required Team regular education program; 2) a reviews. Indicate the members provide written written excusal from the parent is number of student input into the development in the student record if a required records reviewed, the of the IEP to the parent and Team member cannot attend; and number of student the IEP team prior to the 3) the excused Team member records in meeting. provides written input for IEP compliance, for all development. Please identify the records not in Review of student records person(s) responsible by name and compliance with this and interviews indicated that title for this internal monitoring. criterion, determine there is always a the root cause(s) of representative of the district Conduct an internal review of the noncompliance present at Team meetings student records. Select a sample of and provide the with the authority to commit 10 special education students district’s plan to the resources of the district. across all school levels who are remedy the involved in general education and
writing to excuse Team members who are not necessary because their area of the curriculum or services is not being modified or discussed. However, record review also indicated that when a student is involved in a regular education program, a regular education teacher is not always present at Team meetings. In addition, there was no evidence in student records that excused required Team members provide written input into the development of the IEP to the parent and the IEP team prior to the meeting. Review of student records and interviews indicated that there is always a representative of the district present at Team meetings with the authority to commit the resources of the district. before the meeting and 2) excused required Team members must provide written input in advance to the Team and parents for IEP development. Following the revision of these procedures, provide training to IEP Team chairs and relevant staff members on team composition and excusal requirements. Please develop an internal system of periodic review to ensure that 1) a regular education teacher attends IEP meetings for students when the student is involved in a regular education program; 2) a written excusal from the parent is in the student record if a required Team member cannot attend; and 3) the excused Team member provides written input for IEP development. Please identify the person(s) responsible by name and title for this internal monitoring. Conduct an internal review of student records. Select a sample of 10 special education students across all school levels who are involved in general education and Submit the description of the oversight system and identify the person(s) responsible for the oversight, including the date of the system’s implementation. This progress report is due November 18, 2013. Submit the results of both student record reviews. Indicate the number of student records reviewed, the number of student records in compliance, for all records not in compliance with this criterion, determine the root cause(s) of the noncompliance and provide the district’s plan to remedy the
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