Change in Consent for Transition Agency Participation

February 12th, 2015  

The signature line for parental consent for secondary transition agency participation has been moved from the IEP cover page to the meeting invitation. This change was made to align with the state’s IEP forms.

The new text reads:

  • This issue is not applicable to <student> (no signature required for this option).
  • I give my consent for agency participation.
  • I do not give my consent for agency participation.

Only options #2 and #3 require a parent signature.  You no longer need to list the specific agencies.  If a parent consents to one agency and not another, that can be documented in the Written Notice.

Because this is now on the meeting invitation rather than the cover page, please be sure that you have a printed copy of the invite available at the meeting so that the parent can sign.

Reminders! IEP Signatures and End of Year Paperwork

February 13th, 2014  

bullet-point-image-8Special Education co-teachers cannot sign on the general education teacher line at IEP meetings. The special ed co-teacher in that class is a critical asset to the meeting, but does not meet the federal regulation of a general ed teacher at the meeting.

bullet-point-image-8All IEPs and ESERs that will expire between August 2014 and September 15, 2014 MUST be completed before the May 9, 2014 paperwork deadline. Mark your calendars and start now!!

 

 

Cover Page Reminders – Secondary Transition

April 4th, 2013  

The IEP cover page has a section for parents to give consent for transition agencies to attend a student’s IEP meeting. Here are some additional guidelines that will hopefully be helpful.

1. If the student is a junior, DVR must be considered for participation in IEP meetings.

2. If, after careful consideration, no transition agencies are appropriate, there should not be a signature on the parent signature line. Instead write “Not appropriate for this meeting.”  Be sure to consider participation annually.


IEP Cover

 

Ask any non-KPBSD representative present at the meeting to write the name of their agency/company on the line next to their signature or next to the word “other” under their signature line.

IEP Cover2

 

Call your friendly neighborhood Pupil Services if you have any questions!!

March 2013 FAQs

March 17th, 2013  

FAQs

Q: Who contacts the transportation office when students need to have transportation added to or removed from their program?

A: The case manager is responsible.

Q: When I print my IEP, the last line of the PLAAFP cuts in half. What can I do?

A: The most important thing is that you notice that this has happened so that you are not     sending it home difficult to read. The best thing to do is to check where the line is cutting off and hit “enter” a few times to move that line down to the next page. Reprint and check again. Repeat until it is a clean line.

Q: What was I supposed to do with that consent for transition agency section on the IEP signature page?

A: By law, we are required to invite transition agencies, as appropriate, to IEP meetings starting when students turn 16 years old. We are also required to have consent to have any agency that we invite participate. The section on the signature page of the IEP is for parents/ adult student to provide their consent. If no transition agencies were invited to the meeting, write “none at this time” on the signature line, and the parent does not need to sign. Please also  reconsider the need for a transition agency to be invited for the next meeting.

Changes to Initial Consent for Sped Services Form

November 19th, 2012  

The form for “Parent Consent for Special Education Services” has been revised in the database.  These revisions have been made to align with the sample form in the state handbook.

Checkboxes have been added to designate whether a parent does or does not give consent for special education services.  Parents should be signing this consent form at any initial eligibility meeting where the child meets the criteria to qualify for special education services.   This form should be signed after the eligibility meeting, but before the initial IEP is developed. If the child qualifies for special education, but the parents do not give consent for services, the team does not need to develop an IEP.

The changes to this form were made to make it clear that the parents are giving consent for the provision of special education services—not consent for a particular program or type of services.  Those details will be worked out by the IEP team, if and when the parent gives consent for the student to participate in special education.

See the New “Parent Consent for Special Education Services” form here