{"id":1110,"date":"2009-08-27T10:16:21","date_gmt":"2009-08-27T14:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=1110"},"modified":"2019-10-04T11:28:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T15:28:41","slug":"the-school-wont-let-me-add-input-to-my-childs-iep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/the-school-wont-let-me-add-input-to-my-childs-iep\/","title":{"rendered":"The School Won&#8217;t Let Me Add Input to My Child&#8217;s IEP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"The%20School%20Won%27t%20Let%20Me%20Add%20Input%20to%20My%20Child%27s%20IEP\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p>I wrote a &#8220;parent IEP attachment&#8221; and asked that it be included with my child&#8217;s IEP. The special education coordinator refused. She said my input could not be attached to the IEP because of <em>school policy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Can they do this? Is this written in the law? How can I deal with this?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course not. Nothing in the statute or regulations prevents you from adding input to your child&#8217;s IEP. Just the opposite.<\/p>\n<p>As the parent member of your child\u2019s IEP team, you are an equal participant in meetings. You provide essential information about your child\u2019s strengths, weaknesses, and needs. You also share concerns about your child\u2019s special education program.<\/p>\n<p>Schools must do all they can to ensure that parents participate in the IEP process. The law is very clear that parents have the right to participate in the meeting where their child\u2019s IEP is developed.<\/p>\n<p>Prior Written Notice (20 U.S.C. section 1415(b)(3)) clearly states that concerns and requests made by the parents must be accepted or rejected &#8212; and that the IEP team must list the reasons for accepting or rejecting the parent&#8217;s proposal.34 CFR Section 300.503<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/tips\/Judy_IEP_Attachment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/tips\/judy_iep_attachment.pdf noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin: 5px; float: right;\" title=\"Parent IEP attachment\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/inhouse\/iep.attachment.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a>Judy Bonnell devised a simple form<br \/>\nwith these columns: <span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: xx-small;\"> (Click form to enlarge)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proposal<\/li>\n<li>Accepted<\/li>\n<li>Rejected<\/li>\n<li>Reason Accepted or Rejected<\/li>\n<li>Start Date<\/li>\n<li>Responsible Person<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If your request is accepted, add a notation on the form that states who is in charge of initiating the proposal and the start date.<\/p>\n<p>As a parent member of the team, see to it that the other IEP team members state their reasons for accepting or rejecting each proposal. Then add this information to the form.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a sample of Judy&#8217;s Prior Written Notice Form &#8212; a great example of KISS!<\/p>\n<p>Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/tips\/Judy_IEP_Attachment.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Prior Written Notice Form as a pdf document<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/tips\/Judy_IEP_Attachment.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"> https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/tips\/Judy_IEP_Attachment.pdf<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;or, download <span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/tips\/Judy_IEP_Attachment.doc\">as a word document<\/a><\/span>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/tips\/Judy_IEP_Attachment.doc\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/tips\/Judy_IEP_Attachment.doc<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthyplace.com\/adhd\/articles\/my-journey-into-adhd-advocacy\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Parent Advocate<\/span><\/a>, includes more excellent articles and tips for parents and advocates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wrote a &#8220;parent IEP attachment&#8221; and asked that it be included with my child&#8217;s IEP. The special education coordinator refused. 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