{"id":120,"date":"2008-11-14T12:15:08","date_gmt":"2008-11-14T17:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=120"},"modified":"2008-11-14T12:15:08","modified_gmt":"2008-11-14T17:15:08","slug":"iep-faqs-is-there-a-10-day-timeline-for-iep-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/iep-faqs-is-there-a-10-day-timeline-for-iep-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"IEP FAQs: Is There a 10 Day Timeline for IEP Meetings?"},"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%20FAQs%3A%20Is%20There%20a%2010%20Day%20Timeline%20for%20IEP%20Meetings%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p>I want to ask for an IEP meeting at my daughter&#8217;s school.  I don\u2019t want to be put off like I have been in the past.<\/p>\n<p>If a parent requests an IEP meeting, does the meeting have to be held within 10 days.  Is this correct?   I could not find a reference to it in IDEA 2004.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>IDEA, the federal law and implementing regulations <strong>do not<\/strong> include a timeline for an IEP meeting <strong>when parents request a meeting to review or revise<\/strong> their child&#8217;s IEP.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There <strong>are<\/strong> timelines relating to evaluations for special education and eligibility meetings.<\/p>\n<p>Your state regulations may have a timeline about parent requests for an IEP meeting.  Or, there may be an opinion or guidance letter from the state that addresses the timeline.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, if you made your request verbally, then you <strong>never <\/strong>did. If not in writing, it did not happen.<\/p>\n<p>For information about what can trigger an IEP meeting:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>search your state regulations<\/li>\n<li>review IDEA (1414(D))<\/li>\n<li>review the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/idea\/law.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">federal regulations<\/span><\/a> (300.320 &#8211; 328)<\/li>\n<li> re-read the <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/idea\/commentary.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Commentary<\/span><\/a> <\/span>to the federal regulations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most state education departments post the Special Education Regulations on their website.  Find your state&#8217;s website on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/help\/seas.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Directory of  State Departments of Education<\/span><\/a> on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities<\/span><\/a>.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/help\/seas.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/help\/seas.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you need to request a copy of your state regulations, you&#8217;ll find contact information here as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I want to ask for an IEP meeting at my daughter&#8217;s school. I don\u2019t want to be put off like I have been in the past. 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