The IEP forms and Special Education Information System program have been specifically designed to incorporate the required elements of the law and will support the team’s effort to design an effective IEP. The IEP team must include the general education teacher. 1. The general education teacher is specifically listed as a member of the IEP team. 2. There must be evidence that the general education teacher has contributed to the development of the IEP. These contributions may be documented as behavioral interventions, supplementary aids and services, instructional modifications, and supports necessary for the staff to be successful with the student. 3. IDEA 2004 and related California law make provisions for the excused absence of a required member of the IEP team. If a member of the team is unable to attend, that person must provide the parents written information that is relevant to the development of the IEP, prior to the IEP meeting. The parents must understand the reasons why the IEP team member is unable to attend and must consent in writing to that person’s absence from the meeting. (34 C.F.R. § 300.321(e); EC §56341(f-g)) California Education Code 56341: (f) A member of the individualized education program team described in paragraphs (2) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (b) shall not be required to attend an individualized program meeting, in whole or in part, if the parent of the individual with exceptional needs and the local educational agency agree, in writing, that the attendance of the member is not necessary because the member’s area of the curriculum or related services is not being modified or discussed in the meeting.
(g) A member of the individualized education program team described in subdivision (f) may be excused from attending an individualized education program meeting, in whole or in part, when the meeting involves a modification to or discussion of the member’s area of the curriculum or related services, if both of the following occur:
(1) The parent, in writing, and the local educational agency consent to the excusal after conferring with the member.
(2) The member submits, in writing, to the parent and the individualized education program team input into the development of the individualized education program prior to the meeting.
Chapter 4 – Instructional Planning and the IEP, Desert Mountain SELPA As of 04/18/2025 CAHELP Steering Committee Review
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