Jessic: So my question is should a school have a blank document before a draft for EVERY meeting/addendum? My children’s district is saying they can not erase information from a previous addendum and must “add on”. This makes for a VERY confusing document, especially when it included disputed information or things from a previous UNSIGNED IEP or addendum. I was a special education eacher and have never heard of such a thing, every meeting was a completely fresh document. I am wondering if there is any legal terms or history I can use to make them clear each meeting document and record only one meeting per addendum document…Thank you for any ideas.
If the IEP is amended before it’s annual review, you have a right as a parent under IDEA to request a full “clean” copy of the IEP with all the revisions added in – see §300.324(a)(4) & 300.324(a)(6). Some states require districts to provide this after an IEP amendment, even without parental request.
I am not 100% sure that this updated IEP is what you are aiming for, but I imagine it will remove some of the confusion.