{"id":3237,"date":"2010-05-24T13:15:08","date_gmt":"2010-05-24T17:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=3237"},"modified":"2010-06-03T12:04:24","modified_gmt":"2010-06-03T16:04:24","slug":"changing-schools-and-ieps-tips-for-civilian-military-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/changing-schools-and-ieps-tips-for-civilian-military-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing Schools and IEPs &#8211; Tips for Civilian &#038; Military Families"},"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=\"Changing%20Schools%20and%20IEPs%20-%20Tips%20for%20Civilian%20%26%20Military%20Families\";<\/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 black; margin: 5px;float:right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/img\/kids\/moving.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"134\" \/>&#8220;I&#8217;m a special ed teacher who is looking for information on timelines for IEPs. My administrator said we have a &#8220;90-day&#8221; reprieve on an IEP when a new child moves into the district. I have always tried to hold an IEP meeting within the first week of school with students from out of district.<\/p>\n<p>Can you help me understand where this idea of a &#8220;90-day&#8221; reprieve comes from?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">What the Law Says<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is no provision in the law or regulations that supports your administrator&#8217;s position, nor was there any such provision in IDEA 97.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure I understand what your administrator means in saying: &#8220;we have 90 days before we need to look at a student&#8217;s old IEP.&#8221; In other words, do not flag this student as special education to District officials upon enrollment.<\/p>\n<p>Your administrator is wrong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This statement is completely contrary to what the law says.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When children with disabilities move to a new different school district &#8211; in the same state or a different state &#8211; the new school district<strong> must<\/strong> provide services that are comparable to the services in the previous IEP.<\/p>\n<p>There is no provision in the law to wait one day, one week, one month or 90 days to do this.<\/p>\n<p>Congress added this provision to IDEA 04, apparently because they were fed up with administrators who dragged their feet when kids moved &#8211; causing harm to the child who is already dealing with issues related to the move and a new school.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what IDEA 2004 says, quoted directly from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/selaw2\/selaw2.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition<\/span><\/a>, pages 102-103:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Transfer Within the Same State<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;In the case of a child with a disability who transfers school districts within the same academic year, enrolls in a new school, and who had an IEP that was in effect in the same state, the LEA (school district)<strong> shall<\/strong> provide such child with a free appropriate public education, including services <strong>comparable<\/strong> to those described in the previously held IEP, in consultation with the parents, <strong>until such time<\/strong> as the school district <strong>adopts<\/strong> the previous IEP or develops, adopts, and implements a new IEP that is consistent with Federal and State law.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Transfer Outside State<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;In the case of a child with a disability who transfers school districts within the same academic year, who enrolls in a new school, and who had an IEP that was in effect in another state, the school district <strong>shall<\/strong> provide such child with a free appropriate public education, including services <strong>comparable<\/strong> to those described in the previous IEP, in consultation with the child&#8217;s parents <strong>until such time<\/strong> as the district <strong>conducts an evaluation<\/strong>, if determined to be necessary, and <strong>develops a new IEP<\/strong>, if appropriate, that is consistent with Federal and State law.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/idea\/comment\/46661-46688.reg.320-328.ieps.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Commentary to Regulation 300.323(f)<\/span><\/a> states that &#8220;the Department interprets &#8216;comparable&#8217; to have the plain meaning of the word, which is &#8216;similar&#8217; or &#8216;equivalent.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=625\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Moving This Summer? Tips for Selecting the Right School<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">at<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=625\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=625<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=1175\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">We&#8217;re Moving! &#8211; When Should I Tell the School?<\/span><\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=1175\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=1175<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Military Families in Transition<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cs.mhf.dod.mil\/content\/dav\/mhf\/QOL-Library\/Project%20Documents\/MilitaryHOMEFRONT\/Troops%20and%20Families\/Special%20Needs%20EFMP\/Module%20Four%20Final.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">DoD Special Needs Parent Toolkit &#8211; <\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/cs.mhf.dod.mil\/content\/dav\/mhf\/QOL-Library\/Project%20Documents\/MilitaryHOMEFRONT\/Troops%20and%20Families\/Special%20Needs%20EFMP\/Module%20Four%20Final.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Module 4<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Comprehensive information for military families about relocating, moving, changing schools, and more&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cs.mhf.dod.mil\/content\/dav\/mhf\/QOL-Library\/Project%20Documents\/MilitaryHOMEFRONT\/Troops%20and%20Families\/Special%20Needs%20EFMP\/Module%20Four%20Final.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/cs.mhf.dod.mil\/content\/dav\/mhf\/QOL-Library\/Project%20Documents\/MilitaryHOMEFRONT\/Troops%20and%20Families\/Special%20Needs%20EFMP\/Module%20Four%20Final.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=625\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Tips for Selecting the Right School<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> &#8211; find out about SOAR and School Quest<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a special ed teacher who is looking for information on timelines for IEPs. 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