Policy – Category 5000 (Students) BP 5004 – Instructional Planning and the IEP
a. Indicate the purpose, time, and location of the meeting; and b. Indicate who will be in attendance at the meeting.
NOTE: Education Code § 56341.5 conforms state law with federal law by requiring that the IEP team meeting notice contain a statement of transition services beginning at age 16 rather than age 14. c. For children beginning at age 16 (or younger than 16, if deemed appropriate by the IEP team): 1. Indicate that the purpose of the meeting will be the consideration of postsecondary goals and transition services for the child ( Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 300.320(b); Education Code § 56345.1(b); Title 20 of the United States Code § 1414(d)(1)(i)(VIII) ); 2. Indicate that the Charter LEA will invite the child to the IEP team meeting; and 3. Identify any other agency that will be invited to send a representative. At each IEP team meeting convened by the Charter LEA, the Charter LEA Administrator or specialist on the team shall inform the parent and child of the federal and state procedural safeguards included in the notice of parental rights provided pursuant to Education Code § 56321 ( Education Code § 56500.1 ). The parent shall have the right and opportunity to examine all of his/her child's school records upon request and before any IEP meeting. Upon receipt of an oral or written request, the Charter LEA shall provide complete copies of the records within five business days ( Education Code § 56043(n) ). If neither parent can attend the meeting, the Charter LEA Administrator or designee shall use other methods to ensure parent participation, including video conferences or individual or conference telephone call ( Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322; Education Code § 56341.5; Title 20 of the United States Code § 1414(f) ). An IEP team meeting may be conducted without a parent in attendance if the Charter LEA is unable to convince the parent that he/she should attend. In such cases, the Charter LEA shall maintain a record of its attempts to arrange a mutually agreed upon time and place for the meeting, including ( Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 300.322; Education Code § 56341.5 ): a. Detailed records of telephone calls made or attempted and the results of those calls
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Desert Mountain Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (DMCS) (rev. 09/18)
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