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Addendum IEP Meetings and Amendment IEP Meetings
1.
Why do we now have a new option to propose an IEP Amendment?
The new regulations in IDEA Section §300.224 give teams the option to make certain
changes without convening the entire team. This is in response to comments from
school staff about the difficulty in reconvening entire IEP teams to make minor
changes.
2.
How does an IEP Amendment meeting differ from the more familiar IEP
Addendum meetings that we have had previously?
As you recall, the IEP Addendum meeting has been used when teams need to revise
the original IEP by updating appropriate sections with new information. An IEP
Amendment is held to amend the original IEP because of an omission of something
discussed in the meeting, a clerical error or to address transportation.
3.
Do you have to notify parents of an IEP Amendment using Invitation to
Conference?
No. All that is required is that parents be contacted, be in agreement with the
changes, and receive a new finalized IEP.
4.
What parts of the IEP need to be printed and resent to parents after either the
Amendment IEP or Addendum IEP meeting?
Parents must be given the entire IEP with the dated changes since it is the most
current proposal of how the school is going to provide FAPE.
5.
Do parents need to initial changes on the IEP copies?
No. The date of the Amendment or the date of the Addendum is sufficient
documentation.
6.
What are some examples of when you should use the Amendment IEP option?
Use the Amendment IEP process to add or delete special transportation, to correct
clerical errors, or to reflect changes as a result of school system changes (e.g.,
changes in school hours, changes to or from block scheduling in the high schools) or
for everyone that attends a certain school.
January 2010
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7.
How do you document Amendment IEP changes?
o Document the Meeting Date and Meeting Purpose (folder 3) by selecting IEP
Amendment
o Document the names of the parent and the staff member who discussed the
amendment with the parent in the Participants section (folder 4)
o Document changes in the “Amendment” section of the Present Levels (folder
5). Include the following information:
What you are changing
Where the changes can be found in the IEP
Who is making the changes; list names
When were the parents contacted about the proposed changes
How were the parents contacted
Why you are amending the IEP
8.
How do you notify all team members of the Amendment changes to the IEP?
The quickest way is to e-mail team members to review the amended final copy of the
IEP in Goalview.
9.
Why would you convene an IEP Addendum meeting?
Teams may need to revise portions of the IEP prior to the scheduled annual review or
to consider the need for reevaluation.
10.
How does a typical IEP meeting and an IEP Addendum meeting differ?
In an IEP Addendum meeting the team will address all elements of the IEP (Present
Levels through Procedural Safeguards (folders 3-15)) making changes in the affected
areas.
11. How do you document IEP Addendum meetings in the IEP?
Review all the elements of the IEP (Present Levels through Procedural Safeguards
(folders 3-15)), update affected sections and date the changes in the text. The IEP
will also have a new meeting date generated from the Invitation.
12. Which type of IEP meeting requires that parents receive the written Invitation to
Conference?
Parents must receive a written Invitation to Conference to any IEP meeting to
develop, review, or revise an IEP. A written Invitation is not required for an IEP
Amendment.
January 2010