La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XLIII-1322

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

Section XLIII-1322 - Parent Participation

A. LEAs shall take steps to ensure that one or both of the parents of the gifted and talented student are present at each IEP Team meeting or are afforded an opportunity to participate. LEAs shall contact the parent(s) in writing regarding each meeting early enough to ensure that they will have an opportunity to attend and shall schedule the meeting at a mutually agreed upon time and place.

1. This notice shall indicate the purpose, time, and location of the meeting, as well as who shall be in attendance.

2. This notice shall inform the parents of the participation of other individuals on the IEP team who have knowledge or special expertise about the student.

B. If neither parent can attend a scheduled IEP Team meeting for which arrangements have been made in accordance with these regulations, other methods shall be used by the LEA to ensure parental participation, including making individual or conference telephone calls.

C. The meeting may be conducted without a parent in attendance provided that certain procedures are followed, as described below:

1. another method for parental participation is used and documented; or

2. the LEA has documented attempts to arrange a mutually agreed on time and place, such as:

a. detailed records of telephone calls made or attempted and the results of those calls;

b. copies of correspondence sent to the parents and any responses received;

c. detailed records of visits to the parents' home or place of employment and the results of those visits.

D. The LEA shall take whatever action is necessary to ensure that the parents understand the proceedings at a meeting, including arranging for an interpreter for parent(s) who are deaf or whose native language is other than English.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XLIII-1322

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 36:2018 (September 2010).

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