Desert Mountain Charter SELPA Policies and Procedures

Policy – Category 5000 (Students) BP 5004 – Instructional Planning and the IEP Table of Contents BP 5004 – INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING AND THE IEP.................................................... 1 1.0 I NTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 2.0 IEP M EETING : P REPARATION , P ROCESS , AND F OLLOW - UP .............................................. 2 2.1 Activities Prior to the Meeting .................................................................................... 3 2.2 Meeting Notification (D/M 67) ................................................................................... 4 2.3 Professional Conduct (Civility) .................................................................................. 4 2.4 Responsibilities of Team Members ............................................................................. 5 2.5 Involving General Education Teachers in Implementation of the IEP....................... 5 2.6 IEP Meeting Agenda ................................................................................................... 5 2.7 Additional Considerations for Writing Effective Individualized Education Programs 5 2.8 Providing a Copy of the IEP to the IEP Team Members ............................................ 6 2.9 IDEA 2004 and the IEP Process................................................................................. 6 2.10 Making IEP Assessments More Meaningful ............................................................. 10 2.11 Present Levels of Performance ................................................................................. 10 2.12 Goals ......................................................................................................................... 10 3.0 M EMBERS OF THE IEP T EAM ......................................................................................... 11 3.1 Excusal Provisions.................................................................................................... 13 4.0 P ARENT /G UARDIAN P ARTICIPATION /P ARENTS ’ R IGHTS ................................................ 13 5.0 C ONTENTS OF THE IEP ................................................................................................... 15 6.0 D EVELOPMENT , R EVIEW , AND R EVISION OF THE IEP..................................................... 19 7.0 T IMELINES FOR THE IEP AND FOR THE P ROVISION OF S ERVICES .................................... 23 8.0 T RANSFER S TUDENTS .................................................................................................... 24 9.0 A PPENDICES ................................................................................................................... 25 10.0 L EGAL R EFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 25

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Introduction The Individualized Education Program (IEP) document is the foundation that directors instructional planning for a child with a disability. Therefore, the process of preparing for, conducting, and following-up on any IEP meeting is crucial. This chapter will give an overview of the IEP meeting process.

BP 5004 – Instructional Planning and the IEP

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Desert Mountain Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (DMCS) (rev. 09/18)

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