IEP Teams Must Develop an Action Plan for the Provision of Services in IEPs

Julie Weatherly featured an article in a journal titled In Case, Volume 48, Numbers 4-6; and in Volume 49, Numbers 1-2. The title of the article is Avoiding Legal Disputes in Special Education: 21 Training Points for Administrators. No-No #21 explains how not providing the services outlined in the IEP is the most serious substantive error that an LEA can make. IEP teams are advised to discuss "action plans" when developing IEPs. In the 2006 IDEA regulations, section 300.323 (d) was amended to retain the 1999 regulation section 300.342 (b) which requires public agencies to ensure that each regular teacher, special education teacher, related services provider, and any other service providers who are responsible for the implementation of a student's IEP, is informed of his or her specific responsibilities related to implementing the child's IEP and the specific accommodations, modifications, and supports that must be provided for according to the IEP. At the conclusion of an IEP meeting, it is good practice to summarize the services discussed and "who" is responsible for "what".