Common use of Attendance at IEP Meetings Clause in Contracts

Attendance at IEP Meetings. 18.1.6.1 A general education teacher and an administrator will be present for the complete IEP meeting of every OUHSD student as required members of the IEP team. The general education teacher is required to attend, regardless of whether that student is enrolled in their classes. In compliance with 34 C.V.R. 300.321 €(1) and E.E. 54341 (g), a general education teacher may be excused from this meeting, in whole or in part, under the following conditions: 1) that both the parent of a child with the disability, in writing, and administrator consent after conferring with the teacher; and 2) provided that the general education teacher submits in writing input into the development of the IEP; or 3) if the IEP team determines that the attendance of the member is not necessary because the member’s area of the curriculum or related services is not being modified or discussed in the meeting. Provided the District gives two business days’ notice, any and all of the student’s teachers not attending the IEP meeting will submit, prior to the IEP meeting, a copy of the student’s current grades and assignments, comments on behavior, work, effort and participation of the student in class and recommendations for any accommodations, modifications, supplementary aids or services necessary for the student in their class that they wish the IEP team to consider. 18.1.6.2 When a general education teacher is required to attend an IEP meeting during their conference period, they may choose to be compensated either by an additional period of comp time or paid at the traditional hourly substitute comp rate. When the IEP team meeting is prior to, or after school hours, any Unit Share member in attendance will be compensated at the hourly rate calculated at the student contact rate. All compensation costs are to be borne by the District’s share of the Unit Share. 18.1.6.3 Where the parents of a special education student have not stated a preference, the District will make a good faith effort to equitably distribute the assignment of IEP participation within the guidelines of 71 Fed. Reg. 46.675 (2006) among the certificated staff. Further, the District will make a good faith effort to notify a general education teacher of an IEP meeting in which their attendance is required not less than 24 hours in advance of the meetings. Likewise, the District will make a good faith effort to notify the general education teacher of a meeting cancellation within 24 hours prior. When the general education teacher attends a meeting which is cancelled with five minutes notice or less before the schedule meeting, the teacher will be entitled to one hour of compensation corresponding to the time periods described above. 18.1.6.4 Every reasonable effort will be made to minimize the loss of teacher instructional time due to IEP attendance.