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What are the requirements of the PEA/LEA/District Representative on the IEP Team? Select all that apply.

• Knowledgeable of the availability of AND ability to commit district resources needed to implement the IEP

• Knowledgeable of the general curriculum

• Always acts as the meeting facilitator

• Qualified to provide or supervise the provision of special education

What minimal threshold constitutes consensus when making IEP team decisions?

• A proposal supported by school staff

• A general agreement

• A unanimous agreement that the proposal is beneficial

• A majority vote

Which formal dispute resolution options are included as part of the parent's procedural safeguards?

Select all that apply.

• IEP Facilitation

• Mediation

• State Complaint

• Due Process Complaint

Why must the IDEA parent(s) provide their signature at an annual IEP meeting?

• To signify agreement with the final proposals

• To document receipt of the procedural safeguards notice

• Signatures are not requires from participants for annual IEPs

• To indicate attendance at the IEP meeting

IEP teams must provide the parent(s) with at least 10-days advance notice before holding an IEP meeting.

• True

• False

When a biological or adoptive parent is not able to act as IDEA parent on the IEP team, who may fulfill this role instead? Select all that apply.

• A foster parent

• A grandparent, stepparent, or other relative who is acting in the place of a biological or adoptive parent, with whom the child lives

• A guardian legally authorized to act as the child's parent, or authorized to make educational decisions for the child

• A group home manager or DCS case worker

• A state-appointed surrogate parent

What actions are within an IDEA parent's legal rights when they do not agree with the IEP team's proposal of a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)? Select all that apply.

• Request, in writing, that the IEP team reconvene to discuss concerns

• Revoke consent for a particular service

• Use their veto power to block or overturn the IEP

• Request mediation or file a due process complaint

When the IEP team cannot reach consensus, who is responsible for making the final decision?

• SSS Leadership

• Lawyers

• The IDEA Parent

• The individual acting as LEA/District Representative

Under what circumstance can the IEP team convene without an IDEA parent in attendance?

Select all that apply.

• The parent "no shows" for a meeting at a mutually agreed on time and place.

• The parent is not available to meet until after the annual review date has passed.

• The school/district is unable to convince the parent that they should attend after multiple attempts to schedule a meeting.

• The team has had to reschedule a meeting more than once to accommodate changes to the parent's availability.

• The student has reached the age of majority and maintains the legal right to make their own decisions.

For which of the following scenarios is a Prior Written Notice required? Select all that apply.

• If a parent requests an addendum to add math services, but the team refuses because the student is demonstrating grade-appropriate progress in the curriculum without additional teacher assistance

• Before implementing a new annual IEP in which all services will remain the same as the previous IEP

• If a specialized classroom will move from ABC school to XYZ school over the summer

• After a manifestation determination meeting when the team agrees that there will be no change in placement or revisions to the IEP