{"id":14146,"date":"2015-10-22T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=12926"},"modified":"2015-10-22T09:00:52","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T13:00:52","slug":"yes-or-no-iep-meetings-can-only-be-1-hour-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/yes-or-no-iep-meetings-can-only-be-1-hour-long\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes or No?  IEP Meetings Can Only Be 1 Hour Long"},"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=\"Yes%20or%20No%3F%20%20IEP%20Meetings%20Can%20Only%20Be%201%20Hour%20Long\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float: right; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/istock\/boy.teacher.learn.jpg\" alt=\"teacher and class\" width=\"157\" height=\"200\" \/>I&#8217;ve been a special ed teacher for 25 years.\u00a0 I have questions about two things my Supervisor told me this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">1. An IEP meeting cannot last more than one hour.\u00a0 If the time runs over, I must stop the meeting and reschedule another one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2.\u00a0 No times were completed on the IEP, but I must sign it anyway.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You&#8217;ve been a sped teacher for 23 years so you&#8217;ve probably heard or been told things that you later learned <em>were not accurate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m glad you decided to check this out.<\/p>\n<p>When you say the &#8220;times on the IEP were not complete,&#8221; I assume you are referring to duration of services.<\/p>\n<p>Duration is the the amount of service time for special education, related services, and supplementary aids and services for the child.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The IEP is not complete until the information about services that will be provided is complete and correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The USDOE published a <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/policy\/speced\/guid\/idea\/modelform-iep.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Model IEP form<\/span><\/a> so people can see what should be included.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Model IEP Form<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On page 3 of the Model IEP is a statement about the information that should be included for special ed, related services, and supplementary aids and services.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/policy\/speced\/guid\/idea\/modelform-iep.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/policy\/speced\/guid\/idea\/modelform-iep.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This information includes the date to begin, frequency, location, and duration<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The projected date for the beginning of the service3s and modifications and the anticipated frequency, location, and duration of special education and related services and supplementary aids and services and modifications and supports.\u00a0 34 CFR Section 300.320(a)(7),\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/selaw2.html\">Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition<\/a>, <\/span>page 245-246.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">One Hour IEP Meetings<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>There is nothing in the law about a team ending an IEP meeting after a specific or arbitrary amount of time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If the team is making progress, they should continue if possible.<\/p>\n<p>If the team isn&#8217;t making progress, it may be a good idea to take a short break.<\/p>\n<p><strong>These decisions should be based on what is good for the child, not for administrative convenience<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">***********<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/selaw2.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition<\/span><\/a>,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/selaw2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 25px; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/selaw2\/selaw2.100.sm.jpg\" alt=\"Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition\" width=\"64\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Legal Requirements for IEPs<\/strong>: 20 U.S.C. 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