{"id":5801,"date":"2011-09-29T11:40:32","date_gmt":"2011-09-29T15:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=5801"},"modified":"2011-09-29T11:40:58","modified_gmt":"2011-09-29T15:40:58","slug":"iep-team-members-should-we-replace-the-general-ed-teacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/iep-team-members-should-we-replace-the-general-ed-teacher\/","title":{"rendered":"IEP Team Members: Should We Replace the General Ed Teacher?"},"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%20Team%20Members%3A%20Should%20We%20Replace%20the%20General%20Ed%20Teacher%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 black; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/img\/ape2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"197\" \/>My son is 11, his academic skills are at the 4-yr old level. He gets one hour a week of APE, but we do not have\u00a0the APE teacher on his IEP team. A general classroom teacher is part of the team, but my son does not receive inclusion services.<\/p>\n<p>Is it advisable to replace\u00a0the general classroom teacher with the APE teacher who actually has contact with him during the school week? Does such a decision fall under federal or state mandates for special education?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You may not want to replace the general education teacher on your child&#8217;s IEP team, but there is no reason the APE (Adapted Physical Education) teacher cannot also\u00a0be part of the team.\u00a0 IDEA 2004 requires one regular education teacher as part of the team, but in no way restricts or limits the number of teachers.<\/p>\n<p>As a parent, you have the right to invite other people to the meeting <!--more-->that have special knowledge and expertise about your child &#8211; his APE instructor. This is in the federal statute, IDEA 2004, 20 U.S.C. 1414 (d)(1)(B).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/iep.law.appendixa.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Appendix A<\/span><\/a> to IDEA 1997 strongly encouraged input from all teachers. (Remember, IDEA also allows for alternative means to participate in meetings.)<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what Appendix A to IDEA 1997 says:<\/p>\n<p>If the child has more than one regular education teacher responsible for carrying out a portion of the IEP, the LEA may designate which teacher or teachers will serve as IEP team member(s), <strong>taking into account the best interest of the child<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In a situation in which not all of the child\u2019s regular education teachers are members of the child\u2019s IEP team, the LEA is strongly encouraged to seek input from the teachers who will not be attending.<\/p>\n<p>Turn to Chapter 2 in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/aaiep\/index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw: All About IEPs<\/span><\/a> book &#8211; you will find what you need to know about IEP team members, input from teachers &amp; service providers, and attendance.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll also have\u00a0reference to the legal resources to back\u00a0you up.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you will take advantage of the information and resources on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/pe.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Physical Education page<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The slide presentation (video is no longer available) on this page has a wealth of information. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/phys.fit.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/phys.fit.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When the IEP team meets to review your son&#8217;s IEP, you may want to consider these questions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why only 1 hour a week of APE?<\/li>\n<li> Does this meet your son&#8217;s needs for motion, motor development, fundamental motor skills, etc.?<\/li>\n<li>Is this what all the other kids get?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My son is 11, his academic skills are at the 4-yr old level. 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