{"id":12638,"date":"2016-05-12T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=12638"},"modified":"2016-09-16T11:08:29","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T15:08:29","slug":"operating-on-grade-level-means-no-iep-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/operating-on-grade-level-means-no-iep-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Operating on Grade Level Means No IEP?  NOT!"},"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=\"Operating%20on%20Grade%20Level%20Means%20No%20IEP%3F%20%20NOT%21\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/bs\/study.boy.jpg\" width=\"503\" height=\"339\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I have an 8 year-old on the spectrum with fairly severe sensory and anxiety issues. He needs support with executive functioning and coping with anxiety. He now has speech, OT, special education and psych services.<\/p>\n<p>I was told that by age 9, if he was still operating on grade level, he could no longer have an IEP. I am terrified that his IEP will be downgraded to a 504 next year. Is this true?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lisa \u201a check your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/selaw2.store.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Law Book<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You will not find anything in IDEA that says IEPs end at age 9.<\/p>\n<p>Have you made a written request to see the copy of the rule\/regulation\/policy that the school is using to terminate IEPs at age 9?<\/p>\n<p><strong>The question that needs to be answered is:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> Does your child have a disability that adversely affects his educational performance?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the answer to the question is &#8220;yes,&#8221; then your child is eligible under IDEA. [even at age 9]<\/p>\n<p>Check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/idea\/law.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">IDEA 2004<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Determination of Eligibility (20 U.S.C. 1414).<\/p>\n<p>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/idea\/law.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Federal Regulations<\/span><\/a> regarding:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>determining eligibility<\/li>\n<li>requirements for FAPE<\/li>\n<li>requirements for evaluations<\/li>\n<li>reevaluations, and<\/li>\n<li>what must be done before a school can terminate eligibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>IDEA states that a child does not have to fail or be retained<\/strong> <\/em>to be considered for special education and related services. On the other hand, performing on grade level does not make a child <em>ineligible<\/em> for an IEP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will your child&#8217;s disability (when he turns 9) affect his educational performance? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Will he still (when he turns 9) need special education and related services?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read these articles.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Is a Child with Passing Grades Eligible for Special Ed Under IDEA?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/12\/nl.0221.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Good Grades: Does My Child Still Need Specialized Instruction?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/howey\/iep.functional.perf.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Functional Performance &amp; Functional Goals in IEPs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/elig.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Eligibility <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have an 8 year-old on the spectrum with fairly severe sensory and anxiety issues. He needs support with executive functioning and coping with anxiety. He now has speech, OT, <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/operating-on-grade-level-means-no-iep-not\/\">Continue Reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[1407,1301,363,1182],"class_list":["post-12638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eligibility","tag-declassification","tag-eligibility","tag-grades","tag-terminating-ieps"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12638"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18544,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12638\/revisions\/18544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}