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DOCUMENT RESUME
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TITLE Their Future...Our Guidance. Iowa IEP Guidebook.INSTITUTION Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines.PUB DATE 1998-04-00NOTE 402p.RUB TYPE Guides Non-Classroom (055)EDRS PRICE MF01/PC17 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORS Check Lists; *Compliance (Legal); Decision Making;
*Disabilities; Educational Legislation; Elementary SecondaryEducation; Inclusive Schools; *Individualized EducationPrograms; Limited English Speaking; Program Development;Program Implementation; *State Standards; StudentEducational Objectives; Teamwork
IDENTIFIERS *Academic Accommodations (Disabilities); Iowa
ABSTRACTThis manual is a guide to the development of Individualized
Education Programs (IEP) for students with disabilities in Iowa. The firstsection identifies guiding principles behind the IEP as well as indicatorsthat these principles are being followed. The following section is aboutpreparing for the IEP with subsections on the IEP meeting, team, andstudent/family involvement. Next, special factors that the IEP team needs toconsider are identified including: transition, behavioral concerns,discipline procedures, assistive technology, limited English proficiency,special needs of hearing or visually impaired students, and the health planor emergency health plan. The fourth section is on developing the IEP interms of requirements concerning: least restrictive environment; student'spresent level of educational performance; measurable annual goals,benchmarks, and short-term objectives; monitoring strategy; instructionalsupport and related services; and participation in district-wide assessment.The final two sections are on implementing the IEP (including written priornotice) and reviewing the IEP (decision making, IEP review and revision, andextended school year services). Four appendices include a variety ofbrochures, meeting guides, sample forms, guidelines for specific situations,lists of accommodations, a glossary, and frequently asked questions.(Contains 12 references.) (DB)
********************************************************************************* Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made ** from the original document. *********************************************************************************
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utur
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nce
Iow
a IE
P G
uide
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Apr
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98
Stat
e IE
P C
omm
ittee
Kat
hlee
n A
l ler
Lu
Ann
Gla
ser
Lan
a M
iche
lson
Susa
n R
oger
sG
rant
Woo
d A
EA
10
Gre
at R
iver
AE
A 1
6B
urea
u of
Chi
ldre
n, F
amily
&G
reat
Riv
er A
EA
16
Com
mun
ity S
ervi
ces
Lau
rie
Baa
ckL
akel
and
AE
A 3
Dav
id H
alve
Wes
tern
Hill
s A
EA
12
Jam
es O
'Har
eK
im R
ooze
boom
Sout
hern
Pra
irie
AE
A 1
5M
issi
ssip
pi B
end
AE
A 9
Dia
nne
Bie
rma
Rus
s H
ardg
rove
Car
l Sm
ithA
rea
Edu
catio
n A
genc
y 4
Sout
hern
Pra
irie
AE
A 1
5C
arol
yn O
pped
ahl
Mou
ntai
n Pl
ains
Reg
iona
lK
eyst
one
AE
A 1
Res
ourc
e C
ente
rJa
net C
hid
ley
Bru
ce J
ense
nK
eyst
one
AE
A 1
Nor
ther
n T
rails
AE
A 2
Jim
Ree
dM
ary
Stev
ens
Are
a E
duca
tion
Age
ncy
7A
rea
Edu
catio
n A
genc
y 6
Mill
ie C
layt
onSh
aron
Kur
nsG
reen
Val
ley
AE
A 1
4H
eart
land
AE
A 1
1Ji
m R
eese
Lor
i Sw
anso
nB
urea
u of
Ins
truc
tiona
l Ser
vice
sL
oess
Hill
s A
EA
13
Pete
rson
Cen
ter
Bev
Fis
her
Arr
oWhe
ad A
EA
5
It is
the
polic
y of
the
Iow
a D
epar
tmen
t of
Edu
catio
n no
t to
disc
rim
inat
e on
the
basi
s of
rac
e, c
olor
, nat
iona
l ori
gin,
gen
der,
disa
bilit
y, r
elig
ion,
cre
ed, a
ge o
r m
arita
l sta
tus
in it
s pr
ogra
ms
or e
mpl
oym
ent.
If y
ou h
ave
ques
tions
or
grie
vanc
es r
elat
ed to
this
pol
icy,
ple
ase
cont
act D
ebra
Van
Gor
p, C
hief
, Bur
eau
of A
dmin
istr
atio
n an
d Sc
hool
Im
prov
emen
t, G
rim
es S
tate
Off
ice
Bui
ldin
g, D
es M
oine
s, I
owa50319-0146, (515) 281-5811.
7
Thi
s gu
ideb
ook
is th
e co
llabo
rativ
e ef
fort
of
Iow
aA
rea
Edu
catio
n A
genc
ies,
Loc
al E
duca
tion
Age
ncie
s an
d D
epar
tmen
t of
Edu
catio
n. W
ork
grou
ps f
rom
acr
oss
the
Stat
e ca
me
toge
ther
and
com
bine
dth
eir
thou
ghts
and
pra
ctic
es to
dev
elop
the
cont
ent o
f th
isdo
cum
ent.
How
ever
, the
com
plet
ion
of th
is d
ocum
ent
wou
ld n
ot h
ave
been
rea
lized
with
out t
he w
ritin
g ta
lent
s,an
d cr
eativ
e ge
nius
of
Ann
a L
i Jes
sop.
She
was
abl
e to
take
idea
s fr
om th
e m
any
wor
k gr
oups
and
tran
slat
e th
em in
tous
er f
rien
dly
text
. Her
abi
lity
to d
esig
n an
d la
yout
the
text
crea
ted
a do
cum
ent t
hat r
epre
sent
s th
e sp
irit
of I
DE
A. H
erde
dica
tion
to th
e pr
ojec
t and
tire
less
eff
orts
are
evi
dent
inth
e do
cum
ent.
Thi
s do
cum
ent i
s a
trib
ute
to A
nna'
s sk
ills
and
her
dedi
catio
n to
the
educ
atio
n of
chi
ldre
n w
ithdi
sabi
litie
s. T
hank
you
, Ann
a. W
e co
uld
not h
ave
done
this
with
out y
ou.
Zer
gallf
ielie
edoo
t
ref
ceA
c,K
now
Thi
s gu
ideb
ook
was
wri
tten
to a
ssis
t tea
cher
s an
d pr
ofes
sion
als
invo
lved
in th
e IE
P pr
oces
s. I
t's s
ole
purp
ose
for
exis
tanc
e is
to m
ake
thei
r jo
b ea
sier
. Com
plet
ing
an I
EP
for
a st
uden
t with
spe
cial
edu
ca-
tion
need
s ca
n be
a d
aunt
ing
task
and
this
doc
umen
t is
inte
nded
tohe
lp in
divi
dual
s so
rt th
roug
h al
l of
the
piec
es a
nd to
hel
p th
em m
ake
sens
e of
thos
e pi
eces
in r
elat
ions
hip
to th
e la
w. I
t pro
vide
s pr
actic
alin
form
atio
n as
wel
l as
info
rmat
ion
abou
t bes
t pra
ctic
es. I
t atte
mpt
s to
guid
e in
divi
dual
s th
roug
h th
e de
cisi
on m
akin
g pr
oces
s by
hel
ping
them
ask
per
tinen
t que
stio
ns r
egar
ding
thos
e de
cisi
ons.
A n
umbe
r of
ded
icat
ed g
roup
s of
peo
ple
cont
ribu
ted
to th
e de
velo
p-m
ent o
f th
is g
uide
book
. Eac
h w
ork
grou
p w
as c
harg
ed w
ith p
rovi
ding
clar
ifyi
ng in
form
atio
n an
d an
aw
aren
ess
of th
e le
gal r
equi
rem
ents
rega
rdin
g th
eir
part
icul
ar to
pic.
The
y w
ere
then
ask
ed to
iden
tify
how
thei
r pa
rtic
ular
topi
c w
ould
fit
into
a c
ompr
ehen
sive
doc
umen
tad
dres
sing
the
IEP.
Gre
ates
t app
reci
atio
n an
d th
anks
are
ext
ende
d to
this
tale
nted
and
ded
icat
ed g
roup
of
peop
le:
Kat
hlee
n A
ller
Gra
nt W
ood
AE
A 1
0
Ran
dy A
lliso
nH
eart
land
AE
A 1
1
Mic
helle
Arn
eson
Lak
elan
d A
EA
3
Lau
rie
Baa
ckL
akel
and
AE
A 3
Ela
ine
Bau
ghm
anH
arla
n H
igh
Scho
ol
Mar
y L
ou B
aum
gart
ner
Wes
t Hig
h Sc
hool
Lar
ry B
iehl
Ave
a E
duca
tion
Age
ncy
4
10
Dia
nne
Bie
rma
Are
a E
duca
tion
Age
ncy
4
Joy
Bra
msc
hrei
ber
Sout
hern
Pra
irie
AE
A 1
5
Jane
t Chi
dley
Key
ston
e A
EA
1
Mill
ie C
layt
onG
reen
Val
ley
AE
A 1
4
Kat
hy C
ollin
sSc
hool
Adm
inis
trat
ors
of I
owa
Kat
hy C
ross
Gre
en V
alle
y A
EA
14
Gar
y D
anne
nbri
ngM
ount
ain
Plai
nsR
egio
nal R
esou
rce
Cen
ter
gmen
tsM
ary
Del
agar
delle
Lou
ise
Cra
wfo
rd E
lem
enta
rySc
hool
Jane
Edw
ards
Gre
at R
iver
AE
A 1
6
Tri
cia
Elm
erA
rea
Edu
catio
n A
genc
y 7
Bev
Fis
her
Arr
owhe
ad A
EA
5
Dav
e Fr
isbi
eU
nive
rsity
of
Iow
a
Mar
y G
anno
nIo
wa
Ass
ocia
tion
of S
choo
lB
oard
s
Kri
s G
iofr
eddi
Cor
nell
Ele
men
tary
Sch
ool
LuA
nn G
lase
rG
reat
Riv
er A
EA
16
Pegg
y G
uite
rSo
uthe
ast P
olk
Scho
ol D
istr
ict
Dav
id H
appe
Wes
tern
Hill
s A
EA
12
Rus
s H
ardg
rove
Sout
hern
Pra
irie
AE
A 1
5
Joan
Hod
app
Nor
ther
n T
rails
AE
A 2
11
Con
nor
Hoo
dH
umbo
ldt,
IA
Phil
Jenk
inso
nH
eart
land
AE
A 1
1
Bru
-ce
Jens
enN
orth
ern
Tra
ils A
EA
2
Tom
Jes
chke
Des
Moi
nes
Indp
ende
ntSc
hool
Dis
tric
t
Med
ha J
ohns
onW
este
rn H
ills
AE
A 1
2
The
resa
Joz
wia
kL
oess
Hill
s A
EA
13
Dor
een
Knu
thR
oose
velt
Ele
men
tary
Scho
ol
Shar
on K
urns
Hea
rtla
nd A
EA
11
Cin
dy L
augh
ead
Mis
siss
ippi
Ben
d A
EA
9
Sue
Lue
ttjoh
ann
Seitz
Bel
ine,
Lam
son,
McC
orm
ick
Zum
bach
, Fly
nn
Joy
Lyo
nsH
eart
land
AE
A 1
1
Jim
McD
erm
itN
orth
ern
Tra
ils A
EA
2
Cor
y M
enke
Gre
at R
iver
AE
A 1
6
Penn
y M
ilbur
nD
MA
CC
ISU
Ext
ensi
on O
ffic
e
Jim
Nas
sW
auke
e M
iddl
e Sc
hool
Sand
y N
elso
nH
eart
land
AE
A 1
1
Mic
helle
Nes
teby
Key
ston
e A
EA
1
Jam
es O
'Har
eM
issi
ssip
pi B
end
AE
A 9
Car
olyn
Opp
edah
lK
eyst
one
AE
A 1
Har
old
Ove
rman
Spir
it L
ake
Scho
ol D
istr
ict
Vic
ki P
atte
rson
-Sco
ttA
del,
IA
Kat
e Pa
yne
Pare
nt T
rain
ing
and
Info
rmat
ion
Cen
ter
Dav
id Q
uinn
Mis
siss
ippi
Ben
d A
EA
9
Jim
Ree
dA
rea
Edu
catio
n A
genc
y 7 12
Dan
Res
chly
Iow
a St
ate
Uni
vers
ity
Susa
n R
oger
sG
reat
Riv
er A
EA
16
Mar
ti R
olin
gJa
nesv
ille
Con
solid
ated
Scho
ol D
istr
ict
Kim
Roo
zebo
omSo
uthe
rn P
rair
ie A
EA
15
Car
l Sm
ithM
ount
ain
Plai
nsR
egio
nal R
esou
rce
Cen
ter
Joy
Smith
Gra
nt W
ood
AE
A
Bill
ie J
ean
Snyd
erT
ama
Prim
ary
Scho
ol
John
Ste
vens
Val
ley
Ele
men
tary
Mar
y St
even
sA
rea
Edu
catio
n A
genc
y 6
Jerr
y St
ilwel
lE
ast H
igh
Scho
ol
Jim
Stu
mm
eH
eart
land
AE
A 1
1
Lor
i Sw
anso
nL
oess
Hill
s A
EA
13
-Pe
ters
on C
ente
r
Cur
t Syt
sma
Iow
a Pr
otec
tion
and
Adv
o-ca
cy
Mar
tha
Tab
orK
eyst
one
AE
A 1
Chr
is T
hom
pson
Jane
svill
e C
onso
lidat
edSc
hool
Dis
tric
t
Joe
Ulm
anL
akel
and
AE
A 3
Jo A
nn Y
oung
Fran
klin
Mid
dle
Scho
ol
13
Iow
aep
art a
eof
ET
hank
s is
als
o ex
tend
ed to
the
Dep
artm
ent s
taff
who
cont
ribu
ted
to th
is d
ocum
ent:
Tam
mie
Adk
ins
Den
a G
ople
rud
Nor
ma
Lyn
chSa
ndy
Schm
itz
Sele
te A
voke
Jeff
Gri
mes
Kar
en M
arte
nsD
ebbi
e Sh
ella
dy
Sue
Bak
erM
arsh
a G
unde
rson
Stev
e M
aure
rL
aura
Bel
le S
herm
an-P
roeh
l
Cha
rlot
te B
urt
Jean
anne
Hag
enL
ana
Mic
hels
onD
ee S
keen
s
Paul
Cah
illD
eb H
anse
nPe
nny
Milb
urn
Ian
Stew
art
Jim
Cla
rkSh
aron
Haw
thor
neSu
e Pe
arso
nM
ary
Sulli
van
Kat
hy D
avid
Che
ri J
uels
gaar
dJi
m R
eese
Dav
id T
illy
Den
nis
Dyk
stra
John
R. L
eeD
eb S
amso
nM
ike
Van
derw
ood
Dee
Get
hman
nJe
an L
inde
rJu
lie S
chen
del
Dee
Ann
Wils
on
Mar
y Sc
hert
zSu
ana
Wes
send
orf-
Kna
u
ASp
ecia
lT
hank
s...
War
mes
t app
reci
atio
n is
exp
ress
ed to
Rob
ert &
Mar
tha
Pers
kefo
r th
eir
grac
ious
con
trib
utio
n to
this
doc
umen
t. A
ll of
the
artw
ork
foun
d in
this
gui
debo
ok w
as r
epri
nted
by
perm
issi
onfr
om C
ircl
es o
f Fr
iend
s by
Rob
ert &
Mar
tha
Pers
ke, N
ashv
ille:
Abi
ngdo
n Pr
ess.
17
Tab
le o
f C
onte
nts
Gui
ding
Pri
ncip
les
Beh
ind
the
IEP
3
Prep
arin
g fo
r th
e IE
P9
The
IE
P M
eetin
g11
The
IE
P T
eam
16St
uden
t and
Fam
ily V
isio
n21
Spec
ial F
acto
rs th
e IE
P T
eam
Nee
ds to
Con
side
r25
Tra
nsiti
on27
Beh
avio
ral C
once
rns
35D
isci
plin
e Pr
oced
ures
38A
ssis
tive
Tec
hnol
ogy
42L
imite
d E
nglis
h Pr
ofic
ienc
y50
Dea
f or
Har
d of
Hea
ring
55B
lind
or V
isua
lly I
mpa
ired
58H
ealth
Pla
n or
Em
erge
ncy
Hea
lth P
lan
61
Dev
elop
ing
the
IEPP
uttin
g th
e Pi
eces
Tog
ethe
r65
Lea
st R
estr
ictiv
e E
nvir
onm
ent
68Pr
esen
t Lev
el o
f E
duca
tiona
l Per
form
ance
72M
easu
rabl
e A
nnua
l Goa
ls, B
ench
mar
ks, a
nd S
hort
-ter
mO
bjec
tives
78
Mon
itori
ng S
trat
egy
85In
stru
ctio
nal,
Supp
ort,
and
Rel
ated
Ser
vice
s88
Part
icip
atio
n in
Dis
tric
t-W
ide
Ass
essm
ent
96
Impl
emen
ting
the
IEP
101
Impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
IEP
103
Wri
tten
Prio
r N
otic
e10
5
Rev
iew
ing
the
IEP
109
Dec
isio
n M
akin
g, R
evie
w, &
Rev
isio
n of
the
IEP
111
Ext
ende
d Sc
hool
Yea
r Se
rvic
es12
0
1819
Tab
'eof
Con
tent
sA
ppen
dix
APa
rent
al R
ight
s B
roch
ure
Step
s to
Bui
ldin
g C
onse
nsus
in M
eetin
gsR
ole
of th
e Fa
cilit
ator
& R
ecor
der
at th
e IE
P M
eetin
gE
xam
ple
of G
roun
d R
ules
for
an
IEP
Mee
ting
Bas
is f
or C
onst
ruct
ing
an A
gend
a fo
r an
IE
PM
eetin
gSa
mpl
e G
roup
Pro
cess
Sat
isfa
ctio
n Su
rvey
Faci
litat
ing
Part
icip
atio
n: P
aren
ts' P
erce
ptio
ns o
fT
heir
Inv
olve
men
t in
the
IEP/
Tra
nsiti
on P
lann
ing
Proc
ess
App
endi
x B
Ess
entia
l Ele
men
ts o
f a
Func
tiona
l Beh
avio
ral
Ass
essm
ent
Ess
entia
l Ele
men
ts o
f a
Beh
avio
ral I
nter
vent
ion
Plan
Cita
tion
from
the
Law
Reg
ardi
ng D
isci
plin
ePr
ovis
ions
Ass
istiv
e T
echn
olog
y Pr
imar
y Q
uest
ion
Flow
char
tE
xam
ples
of
Ass
istiv
e T
echn
olog
y D
evic
esSt
eps
in D
evel
opin
g a
Com
preh
ensi
ve C
urri
culu
mfo
r St
uden
ts w
ith L
imite
d E
nglis
h Pr
ofic
ienc
yW
hat S
houl
d B
e C
onsi
dere
d in
Sel
ectin
g M
ater
ials
for
Bili
ngua
l Exc
eptio
nal C
hild
ren?
Thi
ngs
to C
onsi
der
Whe
n Pl
anni
ng I
EPs
for
Chi
ldre
n W
ho a
re D
eaf
or H
ard
of H
eari
ngT
he F
eder
al R
egis
ter,
Dea
f St
uden
ts' E
duca
tion
Serv
ices
; Pol
icy
Gui
danc
e, O
ctob
er 1
992
Vis
ion
Ass
essm
ent
Exa
mpl
e of
Em
erge
ncy
Hea
lth P
lan
Form
Exa
mpl
e of
Ind
ivid
ual H
ealth
Pla
n Fo
rm
20
App
endi
x C
Exa
mpl
es o
f Sp
ecia
l Edu
catio
n, I
nstr
uctio
nal,
Supp
ort,
& R
elat
ed S
ervi
ces
for
Ear
ly C
hild
hood
&Sc
hool
Age
Chi
ldre
nE
xam
ples
of
Goa
lsL
ist o
f G
oal C
odes
Acc
omm
odat
ions
Lis
tE
xam
ple
of A
n In
stru
ctio
nal A
ccom
mod
atio
nsFo
rmat
to A
dd to
the
IEP
Part
icip
atio
n in
Dis
tric
t-W
ide
Ass
essm
ent
Doc
umen
tatio
n Fo
rm
App
endi
x D
Glo
ssar
y of
Ter
ms
Ref
eren
ces
Res
ourc
esQ
uest
ions
& A
nsw
ers
Exa
mpl
e of
a C
ompl
eted
IE
P Fo
rm
21
4 a
0.1
Gui
ding
Pri
ncip
les
Publ
ic la
w 1
05-1
7 kn
own
as th
e In
divi
du-
als
with
Dis
abili
ties
Edu
catio
n A
ct, i
sle
gisl
atio
n th
at w
as p
asse
d to
ens
ure
child
ren
with
dis
abili
ties
rece
ive
a fr
eeap
prop
riat
e pu
blic
edu
catio
n th
at m
eets
thei
r un
ique
nee
ds. T
he I
ndiv
idua
ls w
ithD
isab
ilitie
s E
duca
tion
Act
(ID
EA
) re
quir
es th
at a
n in
di-
vidu
aliz
ed e
duca
tion
prog
ram
be
wri
tten
for
each
stu
dent
with
a d
isab
ility
rec
eivi
ng s
peci
al e
duca
tion
and
rela
ted
serv
ices
.
The
term
indi
vidu
aliz
ed e
duca
tion
prog
ram
or
IEP,
isde
fine
d as
a w
ritte
n st
atem
ent f
or e
ach
child
with
a d
isab
il-ity
that
des
crib
es th
e st
uden
t's e
duca
tiona
l pro
gram
and
isde
velo
ped,
rev
iew
ed, a
nd r
evis
ed in
acc
orda
nce
with
IDE
A. E
ach
IEP
is a
vita
l doc
umen
t, fo
r it
spel
ls o
ut,
amon
g ot
her
thin
gs, t
he s
peci
al e
duca
tion
and
rela
ted
serv
ices
eac
h st
uden
t will
rec
eive
. The
IE
P is
dev
elop
ed b
ya
team
that
incl
udes
par
ents
and
sch
ool p
rofe
ssio
nals
and
,w
hen
appr
opri
ate,
the
stud
ent.
The
law
is v
ery
spec
ific
abou
t how
a s
tude
nt's
IE
P is
dev
elop
ed, r
evie
wed
, and
revi
sed.
Impl
icat
ions
reg
ardi
ng th
e im
port
ance
of
the
IEP
can
bese
en in
the
Edu
catio
n Sy
stem
Goa
l for
the
Stat
e of
Iow
a.T
hat g
oal i
s to
impr
ove
the
leve
l of
lear
ning
, ach
ieve
men
tan
d pe
rfor
man
ce o
f al
l stu
dent
s so
they
will
bec
ome
suc-
cess
ful m
embe
rs o
f th
eir
com
mun
ities
and
the
wor
kfor
ce.
To
help
ach
ieve
the
Edu
catio
n Sy
stem
Goa
l, th
e fo
llow
ing
prin
cipl
es g
uide
impr
ovem
ent i
n Io
wa'
s sc
hool
s:
Iow
a IE
P G
uide
book
, Apr
il 19
98
All
stud
ents
mus
t bec
ome
resp
onsi
ble
and
prod
uctiv
eci
tizen
s in
an
incr
easi
ngly
inte
rdep
ende
nt w
orld
.
Eve
ry le
vel o
f Io
wa'
s ed
ucat
iona
l sys
tem
mus
t be
com
mitt
ed to
ena
blin
g al
l stu
dent
s to
rea
ch th
eir
full
pote
ntia
l; th
is in
clud
es c
reat
ing
oppo
rtun
ities
for
our
yout
h an
d ad
ults
to p
repa
re f
or s
ucce
ss in
wor
k or
furt
her
educ
atio
n.
Hig
her
expe
ctat
ions
for
all
stud
ents
mus
t em
phas
ize
acad
emic
s an
d th
e ap
plic
atio
n of
that
kno
wle
dge
and
thos
e ab
ilitie
s in
pro
blem
sol
ving
, dec
isio
n m
akin
g an
dw
orkp
lace
rea
dine
ss.
Pare
nts
and
fam
ilies
mus
t be
activ
e pa
rtne
rs in
the
educ
atio
n of
thei
r ch
ildre
n.
All
stud
ents
mus
t hav
e eq
ual o
ppor
tuni
ty to
par
tici-
pate
in s
choo
l pro
gram
s an
d ac
tiviti
es r
egar
dles
s of
race
, rel
igio
n, n
atio
nal o
rigi
n, s
ex o
r di
sabi
lity.
It is
impo
rtan
t to
note
that
ID
EA
and
Iow
a's
goal
and
prin
cipl
es s
uppo
rt e
ach
othe
r. T
he e
xist
ence
of
the
IEP
isim
pera
tive
if w
e ar
e to
ach
ieve
the
Edu
catio
n Sy
stem
GO
alfo
r th
e St
ate
of I
owa
for
all s
tude
nts.
The
sig
nifi
canc
e O
fth
e IE
P is
ref
lect
ed in
that
it is
a m
ajor
com
pone
nt o
f ID
EA
.A
s ea
rlie
r no
ted,
ID
EA
req
uire
s th
at a
n in
divi
dual
iZed
.ed
ucat
ion
prog
ram
be
deve
lope
d fo
r ea
ch c
hild
iden
tifie
das
nee
ding
spe
cial
edu
catio
n se
rvic
es. T
he I
EP,
bas
ed o
nth
e st
uden
t's in
volv
emen
t and
pro
gres
s in
the
gene
ral
curr
icul
um, i
s de
velo
ped
by th
e IE
P te
am. E
ach
IEP
233
4
shou
ld b
e de
velo
ped
with
car
eful
con
side
ratio
n of
eac
hch
ild's
cap
abili
ties,
str
engt
hs, n
eeds
and
inte
rest
s. T
he I
EP
shou
ld d
irec
t the
stu
dent
tow
ard
high
exp
ecta
tions
and
tow
ard
beco
min
g a
succ
essf
ul m
embe
r of
his
or
her
com
-m
unity
and
the
wor
kfor
ce. I
t sho
uld
func
tion
as th
e to
olth
at d
irec
ts a
nd g
uide
s th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
mea
ning
ful
educ
atio
nal e
xper
ienc
es, h
elpi
ng th
e ch
ild a
chie
ve h
is o
rhe
r go
als.
In
shor
t, it
shou
ld a
ssis
t the
stu
dent
in m
eetin
gth
e go
als
of o
ur e
duca
tiona
l sys
tem
.
The
Sta
te o
f Io
wa'
s IE
P m
odel
is b
ased
on
the
follo
win
g si
xfo
unda
tions
:
1) T
he I
EP
is a
pro
cess
and
a p
rodu
ct w
hich
doc
u-m
ents
that
the
stud
ent i
s re
ceiv
ing
a Fr
ee A
ppro
pri-
ate
Publ
ic E
duca
tion
(FA
PE)
cons
iste
nt w
ith a
llfe
dera
l and
sta
te r
equi
rem
ents
;
2) T
he I
EP
refl
ects
the
stud
ent's
and
the
fam
ily's
vis
ion
for
the
futu
re;
3) T
o th
e m
axim
um e
xten
t app
ropr
iate
, stu
dent
s re
-qu
irin
g sp
ecia
l edu
catio
n se
rvic
es a
re e
duca
ted
with
indi
vidu
als
who
do
not r
equi
re s
peci
al e
duca
tion;
4) I
EP
deve
lopm
ent i
s a
colla
bora
tive
proc
ess;
5) T
he I
EP
team
dev
elop
s a
stud
ent's
IE
P ba
sed
on th
est
uden
t's in
volv
emen
t and
pro
gres
s in
the
gene
ral
curr
icul
um; a
nd
6) T
he I
EP
proc
ess
invo
lves
on-
goin
g pr
ogre
ss m
oni-
tori
ng a
nd d
ecis
ion
mak
ing.
Dec
isio
n m
akin
g is
solu
tion-
focu
sed,
bas
ed o
n th
e st
uden
t's n
eeds
, and
used
to im
prov
e st
uden
t res
ults
.
26
Foun
datio
n #1
The
IE
P is
a p
roce
ss a
nd a
pro
duct
whi
chdo
cum
ents
that
the
stud
ent i
s re
ceiv
ing
a Fr
ee A
ppro
pri-
ate
Publ
ic E
duca
tion
(FA
PE)
cons
iste
nt w
ith a
ll fe
dera
lan
d st
ate
requ
irem
ents
.
The
IE
P is
res
pons
ible
for
def
inin
g ho
w to
del
iver
a f
ree
appr
opri
ate
publ
ic e
duca
tion
to a
stu
dent
req
uiri
ng s
peci
aled
ucat
ion
serv
ices
. It r
efle
cts
the
visi
on a
nd d
efin
es th
eed
ucat
iona
l ser
vice
s, a
ctiv
ities
, and
link
ages
nec
essa
ry f
orth
e st
uden
t to
reac
h th
e vi
sion
. It a
lso
desc
ribe
s th
e se
r-vi
ces
the
stud
ent n
eeds
to r
ecei
ve e
duca
tiona
l ben
efit.
The
IEP
is a
wor
king
doc
umen
t tha
t mus
t mee
t leg
al r
equi
re-
men
ts a
nd p
rovi
de g
uida
nce
for
day-
to-d
ay in
stru
ctio
n. I
tse
rves
as
a co
ncis
e su
mm
ary
of a
stu
dent
's n
eeds
, goa
ls,
supp
orts
and
ser
vice
s. T
he I
EP
team
mus
t ens
ure
that
all
com
pone
nts
of th
e sp
ecia
lly d
esig
ned
plan
are
link
ed a
ndim
plem
ente
d as
des
crib
ed.
Indi
cato
rs
0T
he I
EP
docu
men
t is
wri
tten
in la
ngua
ge u
nder
stan
d-ab
le to
all
team
mem
bers
.
0Se
rvic
es a
re im
plem
ente
d as
out
lined
on
the
IEP.
0T
he S
tate
IE
P pr
otot
ype
mee
ts a
ll of
the
Fede
ral r
equi
re-
men
ts.
0E
ach
AE
A h
as a
dopt
ed th
e St
ate
prot
otyp
e or
has
ado
cum
ent t
hat m
eets
Sta
te a
nd F
eder
al s
tand
ards
.
0T
he I
EP
is r
evie
wed
(an
d re
vise
d, if
nec
essa
ry)
at le
ast
annu
ally
.
27
Foun
datio
n #2
The
IE
P re
flec
ts th
e st
uden
t's a
ndfa
mily
's v
isio
n fo
r th
e fu
ture
.
Eac
h st
uden
t's I
EP
is b
ased
on
the
hope
s, d
ream
s, in
sigh
tsan
d ex
pect
atio
ns o
f th
e st
uden
t and
fam
ily w
ith in
put f
rom
educ
ator
s. A
vis
ion
help
s th
e IE
P te
am f
ocus
on
the
who
lech
ild a
nd h
is o
r he
r st
reng
ths
and
need
s. I
t pro
vide
sco
mm
on g
roun
d fo
r di
alog
ue to
occ
ur b
etw
een
stud
ent,
fam
ily a
nd e
duca
tors
. The
vis
ion
focu
ses
on th
e ne
eds
ofth
e st
uden
t. It
gui
des
the
stud
ent's
pla
n an
d th
e st
anda
rdus
ed to
pri
oriti
ze n
eeds
. It i
s al
so u
sed
to d
esig
n a
pro-
gram
that
mee
ts th
e st
uden
t's u
niqu
e ne
eds
and
prep
ares
him
or
her
for
the
futu
re a
nd a
dult
life.
It s
houl
d al
sogu
ide
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f go
als
that
com
mun
icat
e ex
pect
a-tio
ns w
hich
can
be
mon
itore
d pe
riod
ical
ly. T
he d
evel
op-
men
t of
the
visi
on is
ach
ieve
d th
roug
h on
-goi
ng d
iscu
s-si
on.
Indi
cato
rs
0 A
s pa
rt o
f th
e IE
P m
eetin
g, th
e fa
mily
and
the
stud
ent
(as
appr
opri
ate)
are
pro
vide
d w
ith a
n op
port
unity
todi
alog
ue a
bout
thei
r ho
pes,
drea
m, i
nsig
hts
and
expe
c-ta
tions
for
the
stud
ent.
0T
he I
EP
proc
ess
begi
ns w
ith th
e te
am's
dia
logu
e ab
out
the
visi
on.
0T
he v
isio
n is
wri
tten
on th
e IE
P do
cum
ent.
0T
he v
isio
n st
atem
ent i
s re
view
ed y
earl
y.
0T
he v
isio
n is
ref
lect
ed th
roug
hout
the
IEP
proc
ess.
Iow
a IE
P G
uide
book
, Apr
il 19
98
Foun
datio
n #3
To
the
max
imum
ext
ent a
ppro
pria
te, s
tude
nts
requ
irin
gsp
ecia
l edu
catio
n se
rvic
es a
re e
duca
ted
with
indi
vidu
als
who
do
not r
equi
re s
peci
al e
duca
tion.
Scho
ols
are
resp
onsi
ble
for
prov
idin
g an
app
ropr
iate
educ
atio
nal e
nvir
onm
ent f
or e
ach
stud
ent.
For
stud
ents
who
req
uire
spe
cial
edu
catio
n, th
e de
term
inat
ion
of th
eap
prop
riat
e ed
ucat
iona
l env
iron
men
t is
base
d on
the
indi
vidu
al n
eeds
of
the
stud
ent a
nd m
ust a
ddre
ss th
e le
gal
requ
irem
ents
des
crib
ed a
s th
e "l
east
res
tric
tive
envi
ron-
men
t." ,P
lann
ing
educ
atio
nal s
ervi
ces
for
each
stu
dent
with
dis
abili
ties
begi
ns w
ith th
e as
sum
ptio
n th
at th
e ge
n-er
al e
duca
tion
envi
ronm
ent i
s th
e ap
prop
riat
e pl
ace
toed
ucat
e al
l stu
dent
s. T
he g
ener
al e
duca
tion
envi
ronm
ent
also
enc
ompa
sses
the
loca
tions
whe
re a
ll st
uden
ts p
artic
i-pa
te in
non
acad
emic
and
ext
racu
rric
ular
act
iviti
es. F
orpr
esch
ool s
tude
nts,
the
gene
ral e
duca
tion
envi
ronm
ent
com
pris
es lo
catio
ns in
the
hom
e an
d co
mm
unity
set
tings
whe
re y
oung
chi
ldre
n of
sim
ilar
age,
with
out d
isab
ilitie
spa
rtic
ipat
e in
act
iviti
es.
Indi
cato
rs
0St
uden
ts a
re e
duca
ted
with
thei
r no
ndis
able
d pe
es to
the
max
imum
ext
ent a
ppro
pria
te.
0St
uden
ts a
re n
ot ta
ken
from
the
gene
ral e
duta
tion
envi
ronm
ent f
or s
peci
al s
ervi
ces
with
out j
ustif
icat
iori
.
0St
uden
ts w
ith d
isab
ilitie
s ar
e ne
ither
unn
eces
sari
ly il
orin
appr
opri
atel
y se
para
ted
from
thei
r no
ndis
able
d pe
ers
for
educ
atio
nal e
xper
ienc
es.
4r)
5
0Sc
hool
s pr
ovid
e su
pple
men
tary
aid
s an
d se
rvic
es,
acco
mm
odat
ions
and
mod
ific
atio
ns, a
nd s
uppo
rts
allo
win
g st
uden
ts w
ith d
isab
ilitie
s to
be
educ
ated
with
thei
r no
ndis
able
d pe
ers
whe
neve
r ap
prop
riat
e.
0Sc
hool
s pr
ovid
e a
cont
inuu
m o
f se
rvic
e lo
catio
nsin
clud
ing
spec
ial c
lass
es a
nd s
epar
ate
faci
litie
s.
0T
he p
refe
rred
loca
tion
for
spec
ial e
duca
tion
serv
ices
isth
e ne
ighb
orho
od s
choo
l a s
tude
nt w
ith a
dis
abili
tyw
ould
atte
nd if
he
or s
he d
id n
ot h
ave
a di
sabi
lity.
0T
he I
EP
team
det
erm
ines
, on
an in
divi
dual
bas
is, t
heap
prop
riat
e ed
ucat
iona
l set
ting
for
each
stu
dent
. The
team
als
o co
nsid
ers
the
uniq
ue n
eeds
of
the
stud
ent,
the
goal
s th
ey h
ave
esta
blis
hed
for
the
stud
ent,
and
the
serv
ices
req
uire
d to
ach
ieve
the
goal
s.
Foun
datio
n #4
IEP
deve
lopm
ent i
s a
colla
bora
tive
proc
ess.
The
dev
elop
men
t of
the
IEP
is a
col
labo
rativ
e pr
oces
s.C
olla
bora
tion
amon
g IE
P te
am m
embe
rs is
ess
entia
l to
ensu
re th
at e
ach
stud
ent's
edu
catio
nal e
xper
ienc
e is
asu
cces
s. A
ll m
embe
rs o
f th
e IE
P te
am a
re e
qual
. par
tner
s.T
he o
pini
ons
of a
ll te
am m
embe
rs a
re v
alue
d an
d en
cour
-ag
ed. P
artic
ipan
ts o
ffer
sug
gest
ions
, lis
ten
care
fully
,en
cour
age
othe
rs, a
nd a
sk q
uest
ions
. Equ
ality
and
res
pect
are
exte
nded
to a
ll te
am m
embe
rs. B
ecau
se o
f th
eir
long
term
per
spec
tive
and
uniq
ue r
elat
ions
hip
with
the
stud
ent,
pare
nts
and
othe
r fa
mily
mem
bers
bri
ng a
val
uabl
e un
der-
stan
ding
of
the
stud
ent t
o th
e ta
ble.
Stu
dent
s al
so k
now
them
selv
es w
ell a
nd o
ften
can
exp
ress
thei
r ow
n ne
eds,
stre
ngth
s an
d in
tere
sts
bette
r th
an a
nyon
e el
se. W
ith th
isin
min
d, e
duca
tors
mus
t con
tinue
to r
ecog
nize
thei
r
630
resp
onsi
bilit
y to
mai
ntai
n an
d en
hanc
e pa
rtne
rshi
psth
roug
hout
the
scho
ol y
ear
with
par
ents
and
stu
dent
s in
orde
r to
cre
ate
a co
llabo
rativ
e en
viro
nmen
t at t
he m
eetin
g.
Indi
cato
rs
0T
he s
tude
nt p
artic
ipat
es a
s a
self
-adv
ocat
e at
the
earl
i-es
t age
pos
sibl
e.
0T
he p
artic
ipat
ion
of th
e st
uden
t in
the
proc
ess
refl
ects
the
stud
ent's
sel
f-ad
voca
cy in
stru
ctio
n.
0T
he p
aren
ts a
nd s
tude
nt k
now
and
und
erst
and
thei
rri
ghts
. (i.e
. "pa
rent
al r
ight
's"
have
bee
n cl
earl
yco
mm
unic
ated
.)
0T
he I
EP
mee
ting
notic
e in
clud
es th
e na
me
and
title
of
all p
erso
ns th
at w
ill a
ttend
and
hav
e be
en in
vite
d to
atte
nd th
e IE
P m
eetin
g.
0T
he p
aren
ts u
nder
stan
d th
at th
ey m
ay b
ring
"ot
her
indi
vidu
als
who
hav
e kn
owle
dge
or s
peci
al e
xper
tise
rega
rdin
g th
e ch
ild,"
with
them
to th
e IE
P m
eetin
g.
0T
he I
EP
mee
ting
is s
ched
uled
for
a m
utua
lly a
gree
able
time.
0A
ll pa
rtic
ipan
ts a
re f
ocus
ed o
n a
com
mon
out
com
e.
0C
omm
unity
ser
vice
age
ncy
repr
esen
tativ
es a
re in
vite
dan
d en
cour
aged
to p
artic
ipat
e in
the
IEP
deve
lopm
ent
as a
ppro
pria
te.
0T
he c
olla
bora
tive
IEP
proc
ess
is m
ade
mor
e ef
fici
ent
and
effe
ctiv
e us
ing
a gr
oup
faci
litat
ion
proc
ess.
31Io
wa
IEP
Gui
debo
ok, A
pril
1998
Foun
datio
n #5
The
IE
P te
am d
evel
ops
a st
uden
t's I
EP
inre
latio
nshi
p to
the
gene
ral c
urri
culu
m.
Stud
ents
hav
e gr
eate
r su
cces
s w
hen
they
hav
e ac
cess
to th
ege
nera
l cur
ricu
lum
, whe
n th
ey a
re p
rovi
ded
the
assi
stan
cene
cess
ary
to p
rogr
ess
in th
e ge
nera
l cur
ricu
lum
, and
whe
ned
ucat
ors
hold
hig
h ex
pect
atio
ns f
or th
em. I
EP
team
sm
ust h
old
high
exp
ecta
tions
for
all
stud
ents
. The
y ar
ead
ditio
nally
res
pons
ible
for
ens
urin
g ac
cess
to th
e ge
nera
lcu
rric
ulum
to th
e m
axim
um e
xten
t app
ropr
iate
. In
doin
gth
is, t
he I
EP
team
mus
t ide
ntif
y th
e sp
ecia
l edu
catio
n an
dre
late
d se
rvic
es, s
uppl
emen
tary
aid
s an
d se
rvic
es, a
ssis
tive
tech
nolo
gy, m
odif
icat
ions
, and
ass
ista
nce
for
educ
ator
sw
hich
are
nee
ded
to e
nsur
e th
e st
uden
t's in
volv
emen
t and
prog
ress
in th
e ge
nera
l cur
ricu
lum
.
Indi
cato
rs
0G
ener
al e
duca
tion
teac
hers
act
ivel
y pa
rtic
ipat
e on
IE
Pte
ams.
0In
divi
dual
s w
ho a
re k
now
ledg
eabl
e ab
out t
he g
ener
alcu
rric
ulum
are
mem
bers
of
the
IEP
team
.
0T
he s
tude
nt's
per
form
ance
in r
elat
ions
hip
to th
ege
nera
l cur
ricu
lum
is d
ocum
ente
d in
the
IEP'
s pr
esen
tle
vels
of
educ
atio
nal p
erfo
rman
ce s
tate
men
t.
0G
oals
are
sel
ecte
d fr
om th
e ge
nera
l cur
ricu
lum
,w
hene
ver
appr
opri
ate.
0C
urri
culu
m s
tand
ards
or
benc
hmar
ks a
re u
sed
to a
sses
sa
stud
ent's
pro
gres
s, w
hene
ver
appr
opri
ate.
0T
he I
EP
spec
ifie
s th
e se
rvic
es a
nd s
uppo
rts
need
ed to
ensu
re in
volv
emen
t and
pro
gres
s in
gen
eral
curr
icul
um.
Iow
a IE
P G
uide
book
, Apr
il 19
9832
Foun
datio
n #6
The
IE
P pr
oces
s in
volv
es o
n-go
ing
prog
ress
mon
itori
ngan
d de
cisi
on m
akin
g. D
ecis
ion
mak
ing
is s
olut
ion-
focu
sed,
bas
ed o
n th
e st
uden
t's n
eeds
, and
use
d to
impr
ove
stud
ent r
esul
ts.
The
IE
P re
pres
ents
a p
lan
for
spec
ially
des
igne
d in
stru
ctio
nan
d se
rvic
es f
or th
e st
uden
t. T
his
inst
ruct
ion
is m
ost
effe
ctiv
e w
hen
guid
ed b
y fe
edba
ck w
hich
invo
lves
con
-tin
uous
pro
gres
s m
onito
ring
. Pro
gres
s m
onito
ring
isne
eded
to p
rovi
de o
bjec
tive
info
rmat
ion
and
to m
ake
inst
ruct
iona
l dec
isio
ns. T
he d
ecis
ion-
mak
ing
proc
ess
isfo
cuse
d on
impr
oved
res
ults
for
the
stud
ent a
nd r
elat
es to
prog
ress
in th
e ge
nera
l cur
ricu
lum
. Dec
isio
ns s
houl
d be
base
d up
on th
e on
goin
g co
llect
ion
of d
ata,
ana
lysi
s of
stud
ent p
erfo
rman
ce o
ver
time,
and
in r
espo
nse
to th
ere
sults
of
educ
atio
nal i
nter
vent
ions
. The
dat
a co
llect
edfr
om p
rogr
ess
mon
itori
ng s
houl
d se
rve
as a
com
mun
ica-
tion
tool
for
all
mem
bers
of
the
IEP
team
.
Indi
cato
rs
0G
oals
are
mea
ning
ful,
mea
sura
ble,
can
be
mon
itore
d,an
d ar
e us
ed to
mak
e de
cisi
ons.
0 A
dec
isio
n-m
akin
g pl
an is
dev
elop
ed.
0T
here
is e
vide
nce
of a
mea
sure
men
t str
ateg
y, a
n on
go-
ing
met
hod
of d
ata
colle
ctio
n, a
nd d
ata
anal
ysis
whi
chdr
ives
the
deci
sion
mak
ing
proc
ess.
0A
ll m
embe
rs o
f th
e IE
P te
am, i
nclu
ding
par
ents
, the
stud
ent,
and
othe
rs, a
s ap
prop
riat
e, r
ecei
ve in
form
atio
nab
out p
rogr
ess
on th
e go
als.
0Pr
ogre
ss is
rep
orte
d as
oft
en a
s it
is in
gen
eral
educ
atio
n.
337
-At
S
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7. f',,- ,1,3,y., IV ,1 1 * 1 r-.,
FF
A
I ttAft.-
1 5,-VAMIntir,4
, ..3
Ft
A'Vtle
.t44 ,,t4-451sy,
dttx.,/4,42:k
=
The
HE
Pet
tinW
hat i
s it?
At t
he I
EP
mee
ting,
the
indi
vidu
aliz
ed e
duca
tion
plan
for
ast
uden
t is
deve
lope
d by
an
IEP
team
. The
IE
P te
am g
oes
thro
ugh
a se
ries
of
step
s to
mak
e in
form
ed d
ecis
ions
that
lead
to a
n in
divi
dual
ized
edu
catio
n pl
an f
ocus
ed o
n th
evi
sion
for
the
stud
ent o
r yo
uth.
The
law
sta
tes:
IDE
A, T
itle
34 C
FR, S
ec. 3
00.3
43
(a)
Gen
eral
. Eac
h pu
blic
age
ncy
is r
espo
nsib
le f
orin
itiat
ing
and
cond
uctin
g m
eetin
gs f
or th
e pu
rpos
e of
deve
lopi
ng, r
evie
win
g, a
nd r
evis
ing
the
IEP
of a
chi
ldw
ith a
dis
abili
ty (
or, i
f co
nsis
tent
with
Sta
te p
olic
y an
dat
the
disc
retio
n of
the
LE
A, a
nd w
ith th
e co
ncur
renc
eof
the
pare
nts,
an
IFSP
des
crib
ed in
sec
tion
636
of th
e A
ctfo
r ea
ch c
hild
with
a d
isab
ility
, age
d 3
thro
ugh
5).
(b)
Tim
elin
es. (
1) E
ach
publ
ic a
genc
y sh
all e
nsur
e th
at a
nof
fer
of s
ervi
ces
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith a
n IE
P is
mad
e to
pare
nts
with
in a
rea
sona
ble
peri
od o
f tim
e fr
om th
eag
ency
's r
ecei
pt o
f pa
rent
con
sent
to a
n in
itial
eva
lua-
tion.
(2)
In m
eetin
g th
e tim
elin
e in
par
agra
ph (
b)(1
) of
this
sect
ion,
a m
eetin
g to
dev
elop
an
IEP
for
the
child
mus
tbe
con
duct
ed w
ithin
30-
day
s of
a d
eter
min
atio
n th
at th
ech
ild n
eeds
spe
cial
edu
catio
n an
d re
late
d se
rvic
es.
(c)
:Rev
iew
and
rev
isio
n of
IE
P. E
ach
publ
ic a
genc
y sh
all
ensu
re th
at. t
he I
EP
team
(1)
Rev
iew
s th
e ch
ild's
IE
P pe
riod
ical
ly, b
ut n
ot le
ss th
anan
nual
ly, t
o de
term
ine
whe
ther
the
annu
al g
oals
for
the
child
are
bei
ng a
chie
ved;
and
(2)
Rev
ises
the
IEP
as a
ppro
pria
te to
add
ress
(i)
Any
lack
of
expe
cted
pro
gres
s to
war
d th
e an
nual
goal
s de
scri
bed
in S
ec. 3
00.3
47(a
), a
nd in
the
gene
ral
curr
icul
um, i
f ap
prop
riat
e; 36Io
wa
IEP
Gui
debo
ok, A
pril
1998
(ii)
The
res
ults
of
any
reev
alua
tion
cond
ucte
d un
der
this
sect
ion;
(iii)
Inf
orm
atio
n ab
out t
he c
hild
pro
vide
d to
, or
by, t
hepa
rent
s, a
s de
scri
bed
in S
ec. 3
00.5
33(a
)(1)
;(i
v) T
he c
hild
's a
ntic
ipat
ed n
eeds
; or
(v)
Oth
er m
atte
rs.
The
IE
P m
ust c
onta
in a
sta
tem
ent o
f:
pres
ent l
evel
of
educ
atio
nal p
erfo
rman
cem
easu
rabl
e an
nual
goa
ls, i
nclu
ding
ben
chm
arks
or s
hort
-ter
m o
bjec
tives
spec
ial e
duca
tion
and
rela
ted
serv
ices
expl
anat
ion
of n
onpa
rtic
ipat
ion
in g
ener
al e
du-
catio
n cu
rric
ulum
whe
n ne
cess
ary
part
icip
atio
n in
sta
te w
ide
or d
istr
ict w
ide
as-
sess
men
ts o
r, if
det
erm
ined
by
the
IEP
team
, ast
atem
ent o
f al
tern
ate
asse
ssm
ent
date
s, f
requ
ency
, loc
atio
n an
d du
ratio
n of
serv
ices
stud
ent p
rogr
ess
(mea
suri
ng a
nd r
epor
ting)
'tr
ansi
tion
serv
ices
tran
sfer
of
righ
tsex
tend
ed s
choo
l yea
ras
sist
ive
tech
nolo
gyph
ysic
al e
duca
tion
Why
is it
impo
rtan
t?
Dur
ing
the
IEP
mee
ting,
the
IEP
team
dev
elop
s an
Itt'
that
is a
"liv
ing
docu
men
t" a
nd p
uts
it in
to e
ffec
t bef
ore
prov
id-
ing
spec
ial e
duca
tion
and
rela
ted
serv
ices
to a
stu
dent
. The
IEP
team
is a
dditi
onal
ly r
espo
nsib
le f
or im
plem
entin
g th
e
3711
12
IEP
as s
oon
as p
ossi
ble
follo
win
g th
e m
eetin
g. T
he I
EP
team
als
o re
vise
s th
e IE
P w
hen
nece
ssar
y an
d re
view
s it
atle
ast a
nnua
lly. T
he I
EP
mee
ting
mus
t inv
olve
all
of th
ere
quir
ed p
artic
ipan
ts in
clud
ing
tran
sitio
n se
rvic
e pa
rtic
i-pa
nts
as tr
ansi
tion
is b
eing
dis
cuss
ed, a
nd p
aren
t par
ticip
a-tio
n m
ust b
e en
sure
d. A
nytim
e th
e IE
P te
am is
con
side
ring
the
deve
lopm
ent,
revi
sion
, or
revi
ew o
f a
stud
ent's
IE
P, th
em
eetin
g in
clud
es a
dis
cuss
ion
of th
e st
uden
t's s
tren
gths
;th
e pa
rent
s' c
once
rns;
the
resu
lts o
f ev
alua
tion;
spe
cial
fact
ors
such
as
beha
vior
, lim
ited
Eng
lish
prof
icie
ncy,
Bra
ille,
com
mun
icat
ion
need
s, a
nd a
ssis
tive
tech
nolo
gy.
How
do
we
do it
?
Stat
e an
d fe
dera
l reg
ulat
ions
req
uire
eac
h ag
ency
to "
take
step
s to
ens
ure"
that
one
or
both
of
the
pare
nts
of a
chi
ldw
ith a
dis
abili
ty a
re p
rese
nt a
t, or
are
aff
orde
d an
opp
ortu
-ni
ty to
atte
nd, e
ach
IEP
mee
ting.
Man
dato
ry s
teps
incl
ude
"not
ifyi
ng th
e pa
rent
s of
the
purp
ose,
tim
e, a
nd lo
catio
n of
the
mee
ting
and
who
will
be
in a
ttend
ance
." I
f tr
ansi
tion
serv
ices
will
be
disc
usse
d at
the
mee
ting,
spe
cifi
c no
tice
ofth
is p
urpo
se m
ust b
e in
clud
ed a
long
with
indi
catio
n th
atth
e st
uden
t and
rep
rese
ntat
ives
of
iden
tifie
d ou
tsid
e ag
en-
cies
may
atte
nd. T
his
is a
"pr
e-m
eetin
g no
tice"
req
uire
-m
ent,
and
appl
ies
to a
ny m
eetin
g "t
o de
velo
p, r
evie
w, o
rre
vise
" a
stud
ent's
IE
P, in
clud
ing
a m
eetin
g to
dis
cuss
term
inat
ion
of s
peci
al e
duca
tion
serv
ices
bas
ed o
n th
ech
ild's
pro
gres
s (3
4 C
FR 3
00. 3
45 a
nd 2
81 I
owa
Adm
inis
-tr
ativ
e C
ode
(IA
C)
41.6
4(1)
(c))
.
The
pur
pose
of
the
"pre
-mee
ting
notic
e" r
equi
rem
ent i
s to
ensu
re a
n op
port
unity
for
par
enta
l par
ticip
atio
n in
eac
hIE
P m
eetin
g. T
he "
pre-
mee
ting
notic
e" m
ay b
e or
al, w
rit-
ten,
or
both
. As
a m
atte
r of
bes
t pra
ctic
e, a
dis
tric
t
38
prov
ides
wri
tten
pre-
mee
ting
notic
e if
pos
sibl
e. I
f ci
rcum
-st
ance
s re
quir
e or
al n
otic
e, th
e di
stri
ct d
ocum
ents
all
cont
acts
with
the
pare
nts,
the
cont
ent o
f th
e in
form
atio
nco
nvey
ed, a
nd th
e pa
rent
s' r
espo
nse.
Thi
s do
cum
enta
tion
is r
equi
red
for
a di
stri
ct to
con
duct
an
IEP
mee
ting
with
out
the
pare
nts'
par
ticip
atio
n (3
4 C
FR 3
00.3
45(d
) an
d IA
C 2
8141
.64(
2)).
No
time
line
for
this
not
ice
is in
clud
ed in
the
regu
latio
ns.
The
re h
as b
een
a "r
easo
nabl
enes
s te
st"
appl
ied
in a
sses
sing
the
timel
ines
of
pre-
mee
ting
notic
e an
d tr
aditi
onal
ly a
10-
day
adva
nce
notic
e is
con
side
red
adeq
uate
.
With
the
exce
ptio
n of
tran
sitio
n se
rvic
es, t
he r
egul
atio
ns d
ono
t req
uire
the
pre-
mee
ting
notic
e to
iden
tify
the
spec
ific
prog
ram
mat
ic is
sues
to b
e di
scus
sed
at th
e m
eetin
g.H
owev
er, t
he in
form
atio
n co
nvey
ed to
the
pare
nts
mus
tpr
ovid
e no
tice
of th
e "p
urpo
se"
of th
e m
eetin
g. I
n or
der
for
the
pare
nts
to b
e pr
epar
ed to
mea
ning
fully
par
ticip
ate
in th
e m
eetin
g, s
ome
deta
il re
gard
ing
the
item
s to
be
disc
usse
d sh
ould
be
incl
uded
in th
e no
tice.
The
less
rout
ine
the
purp
ose
of th
e m
eetin
g, th
e m
ore
deta
iled
the
stat
emen
t of
purp
ose
with
in th
e no
tice
shou
ld b
e.
Pare
nts
have
a r
ight
to p
artic
ipat
e in
all
mee
tings
add
ress
-in
g id
entif
icat
ion,
eva
luat
ion,
pla
cem
ent a
nd th
e pr
ovis
ion
of a
fre
e ap
prop
riat
e pu
blic
edu
catio
n fo
r th
eir
child
.Pr
e-m
eetin
g no
tice
mus
t be
give
n fo
r al
l suc
h m
eetin
gs.
The
law
sta
tes:
IDE
A, T
itle
34 C
FR, S
ec. 3
00.3
45 P
aren
t Par
ticip
atio
n (a
)E
ach
publ
ic a
genc
y sh
all t
ake
step
s to
ens
ure
that
one
or
both
of
the
pare
nts
of a
chi
ld w
ith a
dis
abili
ty a
re p
rese
ntat
eac
h IE
P m
eetin
g or
are
aff
orde
d th
e op
port
unity
topa
rtic
ipat
e, in
clud
ing-
39Io
wa
IEP
Gui
debo
ok, A
pril
1998
(1)
Not
ifyi
ng p
aren
ts o
f th
e m
eetin
g ea
rly
enou
gh to
ensu
re th
at th
ey w
ill h
ave
an o
ppor
tuni
ty to
atte
nd; a
nd(2
) Sc
hedu
ling
the
mee
ting
at a
mut
ually
agr
eed
on ti
me
and
plac
e.(b
)(1)
The
not
ice
unde
r pa
ragr
aph
(a)(
1) o
f th
is s
ectio
nm
ust i
ndic
ate
the
purp
ose,
tim
e, a
nd lo
catio
n of
the
mee
ting
and
who
will
be
in a
ttend
ance
.(2
) Fo
r a
stud
ent w
ith a
dis
abili
ty b
egin
ning
at a
ge 1
4, o
ryo
unge
r, if
app
ropr
iate
, the
not
ice
mus
t als
o(i
)In
dica
te th
at a
pur
pose
of
the
mee
ting
will
be
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f a
stat
emen
t of
the
tran
sitio
n se
rvic
esne
eds
of th
e st
uden
t req
uire
d in
Sec
. 300
.347
(b)(
1)(i
); a
ndii)
Ind
icat
e th
at th
e ag
ency
will
invi
te th
e st
uden
t.(3
) Fo
r a
stud
ent w
ith a
dis
abili
ty b
egin
ning
at a
ge 1
6, o
ryo
unge
r, if
app
ropr
iate
, the
not
ice
mus
t(i
) In
dica
te th
at a
pur
pose
of
the
mee
ting
is' t
he c
onsi
der-
atio
n of
nee
ded
tran
sitio
n se
rvic
es f
or th
e st
uden
tre
quir
ed in
Sec
. 300
.347
(b)(
1)(i
i);
(ii)
Ind
icat
e th
at th
e ag
ency
will
invi
te th
e st
uden
t; an
d(i
ii) I
dent
ify
any
othe
r ag
ency
that
will
be
invi
ted
tose
nd a
rep
rese
ntat
ive.
(c)
If n
eith
er p
aren
t can
atte
nd, t
he p
ublic
age
ncy
shal
lus
e ot
her
met
hods
to e
nsur
e pa
rent
par
ticip
atio
n,in
clud
ing
indi
vidu
al o
r co
nfer
ence
tele
phon
e ca
lls.
(d)
A m
eetin
g m
ay b
e co
nduc
ted
with
out a
par
ent i
nat
tend
ance
if th
e pu
blic
age
ncy
is u
nabl
e to
con
vinc
e th
epa
rent
s th
at th
ey s
houl
d at
tend
. In
this
cas
e th
e pu
blic
agen
cy m
ust h
ave
a re
cord
of
its a
ttem
pts
to a
rran
ge a
mut
ually
agr
eed
on ti
me
and
plac
e, s
uch
as(1
) D
etai
led
reco
rds
of te
leph
one
calls
mad
e or
at-
tem
pted
and
the
resu
lts o
f th
ose
calls
;(2
) C
opie
s of
cor
resp
onde
nce
sent
to th
e pa
rent
s an
d an
yre
spon
ses
rece
ived
; and
(3)
Det
aile
d re
cord
s of
vis
its m
ade
to th
e pa
rent
's h
ome
or p
lace
of
empl
oym
ent a
nd th
e re
sults
of
thos
e vi
sits
.(e
) T
he p
ublic
age
ncy
shal
l tak
e w
hate
ver
actio
n is
,ne
cess
ary
to e
nsur
e th
at th
e pa
rent
und
erst
ands
the
proc
eedi
ngs
at a
mee
ting,
incl
udin
g ar
rang
ing
for
anin
terp
rete
r fo
r pa
rent
s w
ith d
eafn
ess
or w
hose
nat
ive
lang
uage
is o
ther
than
Eng
lish.
(f)
The
pub
lic a
genc
y sh
all g
ive
the
pare
nt, o
n re
ques
t,a
copy
of
the
IEP.
The
law
als
o re
quir
es p
aren
ts to
be
info
rmed
of
proc
edur
alsa
fegu
ards
(ID
EA
CFR
34
Sec.
300
.504
). I
n Io
wa,
the
Pare
ntal
Rig
hts
Bro
chur
e se
rves
as
notic
e of
pro
cedu
ral
safe
guar
d (a
cop
y is
incl
uded
in th
e A
ppen
dix)
. The
Pare
ntal
Rig
hts
Bro
chur
e sh
ould
be
give
n to
par
ents
upo
n:
0in
itial
ref
erra
l for
eva
luat
ion;
0ea
ch n
otif
icat
ion
of a
n IE
P m
eetin
g;0
reev
alua
tion
of th
e ch
ild; a
nd0
rece
ipt o
f a
requ
est f
or d
ue p
roce
ss.
The
law
fur
ther
req
uire
s pr
oced
ural
saf
egua
rds
to b
ew
ritte
n in
lang
uage
the
pare
nts
can
unde
rsta
nd. U
nder
-st
anda
ble
lang
uage
may
mea
n th
e pr
oced
ural
saf
egua
rds
need
to b
e tr
ansl
ated
in th
e na
tive
lang
uage
of
the
pare
nt.
The
par
ents
mus
t als
o be
abl
e to
und
erst
and
the
cont
ent.
The
IE
P te
am th
en d
ocum
ents
on
the
IEP
that
the
proc
e-du
ral s
afeg
uard
s ha
ve b
een
give
n to
, and
und
erst
ood
byth
e pa
rent
s.
Prio
r to
the
IEP
mee
ting:
0T
ake
step
s to
ens
ure
one