IDEA '97 Transition Requirements: A Guide

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1. May IEP meetings that address transition services be conducted if parents are not in attendance?

"A meeting may be conducted without a parent in attendance if the public agency is unable to convince the parents that they should attend. In this case the public agency must have a record of its attempts to arrange a mutually agreed on time and place, such as --

(1) Detailed records of telephone calls made or attempted and the results of those calls;

(2) Copies of correspondence sent to the parents and any responses received; and

(3) Detailed records of visits made to the parent's home or place of employment and the results of those visits." (34 CFR § 300.345(d))

2. Must parents be notified that the student and agency representatives are invited to attend the IEP meeting?

The notice to parents must indicate "for a student with a disability beginning at age 14, or younger, if appropriate, the notice must also indicate that a purpose of the meeting will be the development of a statement of the transition services [sic] needs of the student required in §300.347(b)(1); and indicate that the agency will invite the student.

"For a studsent with a disability beginning at age 16, or younger, if appropriate, the notice must indicate that a purpose of the meeting is the consideration of needed transition services for the student required in §300.347(b)(2); indicate that the agency will invite the student; and identify any other agency that will be invited to send a representative." (34 CFR § 300.345(b)(2)&(3))

3. Must a copy of the student's IEP be provided to the parent?

"The public agency shall give the parent a copy of the child's IEP at no cost to the parent." (34 CFR § 300.345(f))

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