La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XLIII-1320

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XLIII-1320 - Definition of Individualized Education Program

A. General. As used in these regulations, the term individualized education program or IEP, is a written statement for each student with an exceptionality that is developed, reviewed, and revised in a meeting in accordance with §1320 and that shall include the following provisions.

1. Each LEA is responsible for initiating and conducting meetings for the purpose of developing, reviewing, and revising the IEP of gifted and talented students in accordance with all the requirements in Bulletin 1530-Louisiana's IEP Handbook for Students with Exceptionalities.

2. An IEP that is consistent with FAPE shall be developed and implemented for eligible students.

3. The IEP shall be developed using a format approved by the department.

4. The LEA shall provide a copy of each completed IEP/Placement document signed by the officially designated representative of the LEA at no cost to the student's parent(s).

5. At the beginning of each school year, each LEA shall have in effect an IEP for every gifted and talented student receiving special education and related services in that LEA.

6. When the student's IEP is in effect, it shall be accessible to each regular education teacher, special education teacher, related service provider, and any other service provider who is responsible for its implementation.

a. Each teacher shall be informed of his or her specific responsibilities.

B. Each LEA shall comply with the prescribed time lines as described below.

1. A meeting to develop an IEP for a student is conducted within 30 days of a determination that the student needs special education and related services.

2. Implementation of educational placement shall begin as soon as possible but no later than ten school days following receipt by the LEA of formal parental approval.

C. IEPs shall be reviewed and revised following prescribed procedures described below:

1. each LEA shall ensure that the team reviews the student's IEP periodically, but not less than annually, to determine whether the annual goals for the student are being achieved; and

2. each LEA shall revise the IEP, as appropriate, to address concerns in any areas noted in §1324;

3. more than one IEP Team review meeting may be conducted at the discretion of the school system. If a parent makes a written request for an IEP/Placement review meeting, the school system shall respond in ten calendar days in writing to that request.

4. Agreement

a. In making changes to a student's IEP after the annual IEP Team meeting for a school year, the parent of a student with an exceptionality and the public agency may agree not to convene an IEP Team meeting for the purposes of making those changes, and instead may develop a written document to amend or modify the student's current IEP.

b. If changes are made to the student's IEP in accordance with Paragraph C.4 of this Section, the public agency shall ensure that the student's IEP Team is informed of those changes.

5. Consolidation of IEP Team Meetings. To the extent possible, the public agency shall encourage the consolidation of reevaluation meetings for the student and other IEP Team meetings for the student.

6. Amendments. Changes to the IEP may be made either by the entire IEP Team at an IEP Team meeting, or as provided in Paragraph C.4 of this Section, by amending the IEP rather than by redrafting the entire IEP. A parent shall be provided with a revised copy of the IEP with the amendments incorporated.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XLIII-1320

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 36:2017 (September 2010).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:1941 et seq.