B.  IEP







Id.

Preparation for an IEP meeting for parents or advocates:
  • Consider what the child should accomplish in the next year;
  • Bring relevant documentation;
  • Ask for copies of records and evaluations from the school;  and
  • If you are an attorney, notify the school that you will be attending the meeting.  The school then has the right to have its attorney present.








Id. 
At the IEP meeting:
  • Participate and listen;
  • Taping can be a good way to review and document what is said.  Be sure to notify the school in advance;
  • The parent or educational surrogate parent should not sign the IEP until he or she understands and agrees;
  • For an initial IEP, services cannot begin until the document is signed.  The school must provide services under an IEP from a previous school until the new one is ready. The school can implement a revised IEP without the parents’ signature unless parents file for due process.