{"id":11639,"date":"2014-10-23T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=11639"},"modified":"2014-10-20T08:46:22","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T12:46:22","slug":"iep-services-not-happening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/iep-services-not-happening\/","title":{"rendered":"IEP Services &#8211; Not happening!"},"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=\"IEP%20Services%20-%20Not%20happening%21\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; margin-left: 10px; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/img\/kids.teacher.table.sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"161\" \/>Our school divides the intervention specialist&#8217;s time for each class period between 2 classrooms. The specialist is only working with my child for half the class period. Or, the specialist divides her time by spending only 2 days a week in a class.<\/p>\n<p>My daughter is not getting the full benefit of the help outlined in her IEP.<\/p>\n<p>Does the school district have full discretion with the schedule or are they required to provide a certain amount of time in each class?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Your child&#8217;s IEP drives the services.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What does the IEP say?<\/li>\n<li>How are the services outlined?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>IDEA requires specific information about the frequency, duration, location, and projected dates for services be included in the IEP.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/idea\/law\/model.iep.form.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">US Department of Education published a Model IEP Form<\/span><\/a> that provides the format to record required information about services.<\/p>\n<p>The frequency and duration of related services should be specific, not state as a range.<\/p>\n<p>Does your child&#8217;s IEP include?&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the date the service will begin<\/li>\n<li>the number of times per day or week<\/li>\n<li>how long, how many minutes, the service will last<\/li>\n<li>where will it be provided<\/li>\n<li>the date the service will end<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Requirements for Statement of Specific Services<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Learn what IDEA and the Federal Regulations (34 C.F.R. 300.320(a)(7)) require for statement of specific services in the IEP.<\/p>\n<p>Turn to Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/aaieps.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw: All About IEPs.<\/span><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin: 5px 20px; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/aaiep\/cover.130.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"108\" height=\"140\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/lite-scripts\/sb\/order.cgi?storeid=*22bd53fa39c4895ba21b011400c7857c4f54f0&amp;dbname=products&amp;itemnum=61&amp;function=add\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/buy.now.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"22\" \/><\/a>Print Book<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/lite-scripts\/sb\/order.cgi?storeid=*2230507aa9c40ab9ed1bb11400d7857c4f5416&amp;dbname=products&amp;itemnum=82&amp;function=add\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/buy.now.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"22\" \/><\/a>Kindle Edition (mobi)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/lite-scripts\/sb\/order.cgi?storeid=*1c0c40f581e92c4551f7476a402b04f8&amp;dbname=products&amp;itemnum=83&amp;function=add\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/buy.now.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"22\" \/><\/a>E-Pub Edition<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The school says they don&#8217;t have the amount of special needs kids to warrant a full classroom period of help.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/span> Services are not based on &#8220;what the school has,&#8221; but on your child&#8217;s individual needs.<\/p>\n<p>From Chapter 5, refer to Appendix A from IDEA 1997, Question #35.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The amount of services to be provided must be stated in the IEP, so that the level of the agency&#8217;s commitment of resources will be clear to parents and other IEP team members. 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