IEP Team Members

Student
The student must be invited to attend his or her own IEP meeting beginning at age 13, or younger, if a purpose of the meeting is consideration of the student’s postsecondary goals and the transition services needed to assist the student in reaching those goals. If the student elects not to participate, the IEP team must take other steps to ensure that the student's preferences and interests are considered in developing the IEP (34 CFR § 300.321(b)(2)). The LEA may invite the student to attend his or her own IEP team meeting at any age, when appropriate. Beginning at age 18, unless the student has been determined incompetent by a court, the rights have transferred to the student, and both the student and parents must receive written notice of the IEP team meeting.

Parents (REQUIRED)
The parents must be members of the IEP team. The parents are equal partners and play an active role in providing critical information about their child's abilities, interests, performance, and history. They are involved in the decision-making process throughout the development of the IEP.

Other Service Providers (REQUIRED, if applicable)
Other service providers may include:
Speech-language pathologists/speech therapists
Occupational Therapists
Physical Therapists

General Education Teacher (REQUIRED)
The team must also include not less than one general education teacher of the child, if the child is, or may be, participating in the general education environment. This must be a teacher who is or may be working with the child to ensure success in the general curriculum and implement portions of the IEP. The general education teacher is knowledgeable about the curriculum, appropriate activities of typically developing peers, and how the child’s disability affects the child’s participation (involvement and progress) in the curriculum or those appropriate activities. General education teachers assist in the development, review, and revision of the IEP including determining appropriate positive behavioral interventions and supports and other strategies for the child, as well as supplementary aids and services, program modifications and supports to enable general education teachers to work with the child.

LEA (REQUIRED)
The LEA or designee must be a member of the IEP team. There are three requirements of the LEA representative or designee. The LEA representative or designee:

• is qualified to provide or supervise provision of special education services;
• has knowledge of the general education curriculum; and
• is knowledgeable about the availability of the district’s resources.

The primary responsibility of the LEA representative must be to commit district resources and ensure that services written in the IEP will be provided. The district will be bound by the IEP that is developed at an IEP meeting. (Federal Register, August 14, 2006, p. 46670)

Other
Other team members may be added, based on the child’s individual needs. Other team members may include:

School psychologist

Representatives for other agencies (For a child with a disability age 13 or older the IEP team will consider the transition services of the child, and the IEP team must determine, to the extent appropriate, any other public agency representatives that must be invited to the IEP meeting because they are likely to be responsible for providing or paying for transition services. The parents, or a student who is 18 years of age, must provide consent prior to each IEP Team meeting if a public agency proposes to invite a representative of any participating agency that is likely to be responsible for providing or paying for transition services. (34 CFR § 300.321(b)(3). This written consent is obtained on the Parental Permission to Exchange Information with Agencies Participating in Transition Services form.)

Other individuals who have knowledge or special expertise regarding the child (Although parents are not required to do so, the LEA may ask the parents to inform them of the individuals they are bringing.)

In Enrich IEP, the first step within the IEP process is the IEP team set up. The Parent/Guardian information is imported from PowerSchool; if there are errors in this information, the Power School Clerk should be notified, rather than changes being made in Enrich IEP by the user. Users should NOT delete Parent/Guardian information from the EasyIEP system.

From the students’ Programs tab, click on “Add Team Members” or “Manage Team” to add team members. You will add anyone who has a login and access to Enrich IEP through this process.

Enter the Team Lead (i.e. Case Manager) in the Team Lead field. The Team Lead field is a dynamic field, and will return names while the user is typing. Click on the Team Lead’s name.


Add additional team members in the Add Person field. After entering the team member’s name, select their role from the dropdown menu.


After entering all team members who have Enrich IEP login and access click Save.


Other team members who do not have a login and access to Enrich IEP will be added in the Participants section of the Notice of Meeting. The Participants section of the Notice of Meeting is also used to add team members who participate from outside agencies and, if applicable, the student.

To add an individual to the Participants section of the Notice of Meeting:
Click “Add Person” to add additional team members.


Click “Add a different person” to add a new team member.


Team Members with access to Enrich IEP can be added by typing their name in the search field, and clicking “Add”. After adding the team member, select their role using the dropdown menu.


To add a team member who does not have access to Enrich IEP, click “enter their contact information.”


Enter the individual’s contact information details, and click “Add”. If the individual is not a Parent/Guardian, uncheck the box indicating the individual is related to the student.