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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 43584" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>It is a violation of the federal regs for a school district to write an IEP before the meeting. They may prepare "draft" IEPs, HOWEVER, the draft IEP are to be provided to the parent.</p><p></p><p>From <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080512052619/http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-6656.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20080512052619/http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-6656.pdf</a>:</p><p></p><p>"With respect to a draft IEP, we</p><p>encourage public agency staff to come to</p><p>an IEP Team meeting prepared to</p><p>discuss evaluation findings and</p><p>preliminary recommendations.</p><p>Likewise, parents have the right to bring</p><p>questions, concerns, and preliminary</p><p>recommendations to the IEP Team</p><p>meeting as part of a full discussion of</p><p>the childs needs and the services to be</p><p>provided to meet those needs. We do</p><p>not encourage public agencies to</p><p>prepare a draft IEP prior to the IEP Team</p><p>meeting, particularly if doing so would</p><p>inhibit a full discussion of the childs</p><p>needs. However, if a public agency</p><p>develops a draft IEP prior to the IEP</p><p>Team meeting, the agency should make</p><p>it clear to the parents at the outset of the</p><p>meeting that the services proposed by</p><p>the agency are preliminary</p><p>recommendations for review and</p><p>discussion with the parents. <strong>The public</strong></p><p><strong>agency also should provide the parents</strong></p><p><strong>with a copy of its draft proposals, if the</strong></p><p><strong>agency has developed them, prior to the</strong></p><p><strong>IEP Team meeting so as to give the</strong></p><p><strong>parents an opportunity to review the</strong></p><p><strong>recommendations of the public agency</strong></p><p><strong>prior to the IEP Team meeting, and be</strong></p><p><strong>better able to engage in a full discussion</strong></p><p><strong>of the proposals for the IEP. It is not</strong></p><p><strong>permissible for an agency to have the</strong></p><p><strong>final IEP completed before an IEP Team</strong></p><p><strong>meeting begins." </strong>[emphasis added]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Learn how to use the Parent Attachment to the IEP. It makes parent recommendations a permanent part of the IEP meeting. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091022104839/http://geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/1580/twin_documents.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20091022104839/http://geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/1580/twin_documents.html</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you do not agree with their report, you can request an IEE. (by the way, "average" does not mean difficult child does not have an Learning Disability (LD). There are many kids with "high" IQs that have an Learning Disability (LD).)</p><p></p><p></p><p>There is so much information out there pertinent to the importance of building on a student's strengths, the need for kids to experience success, etc. Sounds like you may need a good advocate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 43584, member: 23"] It is a violation of the federal regs for a school district to write an IEP before the meeting. They may prepare "draft" IEPs, HOWEVER, the draft IEP are to be provided to the parent. From [url]https://web.archive.org/web/20080512052619/http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-6656.pdf[/url]: "With respect to a draft IEP, we encourage public agency staff to come to an IEP Team meeting prepared to discuss evaluation findings and preliminary recommendations. Likewise, parents have the right to bring questions, concerns, and preliminary recommendations to the IEP Team meeting as part of a full discussion of the childs needs and the services to be provided to meet those needs. We do not encourage public agencies to prepare a draft IEP prior to the IEP Team meeting, particularly if doing so would inhibit a full discussion of the childs needs. However, if a public agency develops a draft IEP prior to the IEP Team meeting, the agency should make it clear to the parents at the outset of the meeting that the services proposed by the agency are preliminary recommendations for review and discussion with the parents. [B]The public agency also should provide the parents with a copy of its draft proposals, if the agency has developed them, prior to the IEP Team meeting so as to give the parents an opportunity to review the recommendations of the public agency prior to the IEP Team meeting, and be better able to engage in a full discussion of the proposals for the IEP. It is not permissible for an agency to have the final IEP completed before an IEP Team meeting begins." [/B][emphasis added] Learn how to use the Parent Attachment to the IEP. It makes parent recommendations a permanent part of the IEP meeting. [url]https://web.archive.org/web/20091022104839/http://geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/1580/twin_documents.html[/url] If you do not agree with their report, you can request an IEE. (by the way, "average" does not mean difficult child does not have an Learning Disability (LD). There are many kids with "high" IQs that have an Learning Disability (LD).) There is so much information out there pertinent to the importance of building on a student's strengths, the need for kids to experience success, etc. Sounds like you may need a good advocate. [/QUOTE]
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