It
happens... You give your signature, leave the IEP meeting, take home your
paperwork, and get home only to realize you forgot to request something to be
included in your child's IEP. Perhaps they forgot to indicate a certain
accommodation or you are still unsure on the placement decided on in the
meeting. Not to worry because it is never too late to request an edit to your
child's IEP, via an IEP amendment.
You can
request an IEP amendment meeting at any time to revise/amend the IEP, as
needed. A meeting may not always be required in order to make an edit,
depending on the change. You do not need to wait a whole year until your
child's next annual review meeting. It is best practice to go to the
professional that your concern relates to first. For example, if you see your
child has accomplished his or her speech goal prior to the next annual review
date, contact the speech therapist to thank and celebrate your child's
progress! Then inquire about drafting up a new goal to keep your child moving
forward on that skill. A new goal can be added via an IEP amendment.
Or if your child is not making adequate progress on a particular goal, perhaps
a goal revision is necessary to make it more achievable. It is case specific if
a face to face meeting is needed to make a change to an IEP.
If there
is something you are uncomfortable with about your child's current IEP and you
would like something changed and don't know how to go about it, you can contact
an IEP consultant to help guide you. This is especially helpful when the school
may not be completely willing to comply with your edit request, such as a
request for an aide, behavior plan, change in accommodations, change in
placement that is not working, etc.
*Limited
to phone consultation, report review, and letter writing services.
Also, be
sure to like IEP Consulting, LLC's new Facebook page for updates on IEP advice
and tips! Feel free to tag your friends in your support groups!
If you
have a request for an IEP blogging topic you would like to read about, please
comment in the comment section below!
Written
by: Carly Quinlan, IEP Consultant & Advocate with IEP Consulting, LLC
IEPconsultingLLC@gmail.com
IEPconsultingLLC@gmail.com
