Recently the State Directors of Special Education issued specific guidance to all AEAs regarding their practices to review electronic IEPs after they have been submitted and prior to implementation. A summary of that guidance is provided below. For more information click here. If you have questions please contact your Partnership Director.
Effective immediately, all area education agencies will limit the scope of their IEP review processes, in order to expedite the “implementation” of electronic IEPs. Prior to “implementation” of IEPs, AEA staff (i.e. Secretaries, Special Education Program Assistants) will engage only in: a) data reviews to ensure the accuracy and completeness of state and federal reporting information; b) perfunctory editorial reviews to correct obvious or flagrant errors in spelling, punctuation, syntax, and grammar; and c) weighting reviews to assign weighted enrollment factors based on the services and supports identified in IEPs. AEA staff will not engage in compliance or quality reviews prior to “implementation.” AEAs may choose to conduct “focused” reviews according to local needs and/or priorities, but these reviews must not interfere with the “implementation” of IEPs.
