Parental Consent for the Initial Provision of Special Education and Related Services

This is a picture of my daughter standing on the balcony of our hotel (Dusit Thani) in New Cairo. There was an "oasis" outside our window but beyond that is it mostly sand and new construction homes.

The Special Education Process Guide for South Carolina revised 10/1/10 clarifies that when a parent provides consent for the initial provision of special education and related services it does not mean the parents are consenting to each service included in the initial IEP developed for their child. This consent requirement only applies to the initial provision of special education and related services generally, and not to the particular special education and related services to be included in the child's initial IEP. In order to give informed consent to the initial provision of special education and related services under 34 CFR Section 300.300(b)(1), parents must be fully informed of what special education and related services are and the types of services their child might need, but not the exact program of services that would be included in an IEP to be developed for their child. Once the LEA has obtained parental consent and before the inital provision of special education and related services, the IEP team would convene a meeting to develop an IEP for the child in accordance with 34 CFR Sections 300.320 through 300.324.