October SEA Meeting - Preparing for the IEP

SEA MONTHLY MEETING
DATE: October 19th, 2006
LOCATION: Oak Park River Forest High School, 201 N. Scoville
Faculty Café, 2nd Floor
TIME: 7:00 PM-8:30 PM

TOPIC: IEP 10 day notice - Reports in advance - Reports from external evaluations - Getting prepared for the meeting


At this meeting you will learn:

What the 10 day notice means and how to use it to prepare for your IEP When to request to receive reports in advance of the IEP What the regulations say about evaluations and reports from external sources How to use an 8-step checklist to prepare for your IEP meeting.



The Year of the IEP –

This year, during most of our monthly meetings, we will be going through the IEP process, one step at a time. Each month we will look at a particular aspect of the IEP process and review important terms, regulations, best practices, and actions parents can and should take to assure a positive outcome. The complete schedule for the 2006-07 school year can be found on the sidebar under Year of the IEP.