{"id":14153,"date":"2015-12-03T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=13310"},"modified":"2015-12-03T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T13:00:00","slug":"do-ieps-have-to-be-honored-until-the-expiration-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/do-ieps-have-to-be-honored-until-the-expiration-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Do IEPs Have to be Honored until the Expiration Date?"},"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=\"Do%20IEPs%20Have%20to%20be%20Honored%20until%20the%20Expiration%20Date%3F\";<\/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; float: right; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/istock\/2kids.read.teacher.jpg\" alt=\"teacher reading with boy and girl student\" width=\"180\" height=\"120\" \/>I want to revise my child&#8217;s IEP, but the school says they have to honor the IEP until the current expiration date?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>An IEP does NOT have to be \u201chonored until the expiration date.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Circumstances and needs change.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You can request an IEP meeting at any time.<\/li>\n<li>You can ask that the IEP be changed at any time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The fact that you consented to the IEP does not mean you are stuck with it &#8211; or that it is appropriate for an entire year.<\/p>\n<p>A parent, teacher, or related service provider may decide that a child\u2019s IEP needs to be reviewed and revised early, before the annual review.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reasons for reviewing and revising IEPs:<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the child is not making sufficient progress toward goals in IEP<\/li>\n<li>the child is struggling in general ed, needs more help<\/li>\n<li>the child mastered all the goals in his IEP and need new goals<\/li>\n<li>information or concerns shared by the parent or teacher<\/li>\n<li>information from any new evaluation or reevaluation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>34 C.F.R. Section 300.303 and 305<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the IEP date, your child continues to be eligible for special education and an IEP.<\/p>\n<p>If the date on the IEP &#8220;expires,&#8221; the team needs to provide the services agreed upon, and negotiate the areas of disagreement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IDEA Legal Requirements for Revising IEPs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Statute &amp; Regulations: 20 U.S.C.\u00a7 1414(d)(4)(A) and \u00a7300.324(b)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/selaw2\/selaw2.htm\">Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition<\/a><\/span>, page 104 and page 250<\/p>\n<p>Review Chapter 11, Review and Revising the IEP in <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/aaieps.html\">Wrightslaw: All About IEPs<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Look back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/iep.law.appendixa.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Appendix A<\/span><\/a>, Question #20.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/iep.index.htm\">IEPs<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/ltrs\/iep_revise.htm\">How Can I Get My Child&#8217;s IEP Changed?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=3098\">My Child&#8217;s IEP Expires this Month &#8211; Help!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/heath\/iep.not.expire.htm\">Our Schools Says the IEP has Expired: Now What?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I want to revise my child&#8217;s IEP, but the school says they have to honor the IEP until the current expiration date? 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