Policy – Category 5000 (Students)
BP 5004 – Instructional Planning and the IEP
give an overview of the IEP meeting process, including the document, DMSELPA form 68A, which describes the student’s program .
The DMSELPA IEP is used by all Local Education Agencies (LEAs) within the SELPA and includes all required components.
All special education and related services determined by the IEP team to be necessary for a student to benefit from education shall be listed on the IEP. The IEP shall include the date of initiation and frequency of service. Each participating LEA shall assure that each student with a disability is provided services in accordance with his/her IEP, regardless of which agency or contractor provides the service. According to California Education Code § 56326 , a child can be referred for further assessment by the California School for the Deaf or Blind, or the Diagnostic Centers. This assessment, however, does not constitute placement in the state special schools. This information, along with other relevant factors, would assist the IEP team in their decision-making process regarding the most appropriate placement for the child.
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IEP Meeting: Preparation, Process, and Follow-up
California Education Code § 56340. Each district, special education local plan area, or county office shall initiate and conduct meetings for the purposes of developing, reviewing, and revising the individualized education program of each individual with exceptional needs. California Education Code § 56341(a). Each meeting to develop, review, or revise the individualized education program of an individual with exceptional needs shall be conducted by an individualized education program team. California Education Code § 56341.1(h). It is the intent of the Legislature that the individualized education program team meetings be nonadversarial and convened solely for the purpose of making educational decisions for the good of the individual with exceptional needs.
California Education Code § 56343. An individualized education program team shall meet whenever any of the following occurs:
a. A pupil has received an initial formal assessment. The team may meet when a pupil receives any subsequent formal assessment.
b. The pupil demonstrates a lack of anticipated progress.
BP 5004 – Instructional Planning and the IEP
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 10/18)
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