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IEP while out for summer?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 48451" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>I'm sure Sheila and Martie will be by to give you specifics on the law but from a practical point of view, I don't see how you could get enough teachers together to hold the IEP.</p><p></p><p>In my state, teachers sign a contract to work 190 days a year. We are only paid for those days (although the salary for those 190 days is divided into 12 paychecks to make it easier to budget which leads to the common misconception that teachers are paid when they are off for the summer).</p><p></p><p>The only year round employee at my school is the principal. Even the assistant principals only work on 11 month contracts.</p><p></p><p>I would think it would be unreasonable to demand that teachers are available for IEP's during a time that they are not contracted to work. Not to mention many go off on vacations all over the country and it would not be reasonable to expect them to cut short a vacation to somewhere like the Grand Canyon to be available for an IEP.</p><p></p><p>How about the week before school starts? Teachers are paid to work the week before school starts to get ready for school. </p><p></p><p>I know that the IDEA act says that IEP meetings don't have to take place during the school day but there surely must be a test of reasonableness. Otherwise a parent that works the night shift could demand that the teachers meet at 3:30 a.m. when the parent gets off of work.</p><p></p><p>I'm quite sure that they wouldn't be able to get anyone to show up and I can't believe that an advocate or judge anywhere would back them up.</p><p></p><p>Is your school already out for the summer? Could it be done at the end of the school year and be put in place for next year?</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 48451, member: 1967"] I'm sure Sheila and Martie will be by to give you specifics on the law but from a practical point of view, I don't see how you could get enough teachers together to hold the IEP. In my state, teachers sign a contract to work 190 days a year. We are only paid for those days (although the salary for those 190 days is divided into 12 paychecks to make it easier to budget which leads to the common misconception that teachers are paid when they are off for the summer). The only year round employee at my school is the principal. Even the assistant principals only work on 11 month contracts. I would think it would be unreasonable to demand that teachers are available for IEP's during a time that they are not contracted to work. Not to mention many go off on vacations all over the country and it would not be reasonable to expect them to cut short a vacation to somewhere like the Grand Canyon to be available for an IEP. How about the week before school starts? Teachers are paid to work the week before school starts to get ready for school. I know that the IDEA act says that IEP meetings don't have to take place during the school day but there surely must be a test of reasonableness. Otherwise a parent that works the night shift could demand that the teachers meet at 3:30 a.m. when the parent gets off of work. I'm quite sure that they wouldn't be able to get anyone to show up and I can't believe that an advocate or judge anywhere would back them up. Is your school already out for the summer? Could it be done at the end of the school year and be put in place for next year? ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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