Key Strategies for Constant and Meaningful Parental Participation in the IEP/504 Process
Price:
$295.00
Item Number
3801.092823
Copyright
2023
The IDEA requires your district to provide for meaningful parental participation in the IEP process. But what makes a parent's participation “meaningful”? And what must your special education staff do to meet this legal obligation?
School law attorney Alefia Mithaiwala answers these questions and more, detailing practical strategies your staff can use at each stage of the IEP/504 process, including how to:
- Involve parents in assessment planning, assessment, and IEP team meeting processes
- Communicate with parents so they better understand the processes and what to expect
- Demonstrate respect for parent input, whether it is accepted or rejected
- Get parents involved when they are reluctant to participate
- Document parent participation and show that it was meaningful
- And more