What Should the IEP Team Do If Any Required Member of the IEP Team Who is Invited to Attend, And Is Not Excused, Does Not Show Up For the Meeting?

According to South Carolina's Office of Exceptional Children Policies and Procedures released April 6, 2009, if a required member, whose area of the curriculum or related services is being discussed or modified, has not been excused from the IEP team meeting, by consent of the parent and the LEA, and has not provided input into the development of the IEP in writing prior to the meeting, the LEA must reschedule the meeting for a time when all required members can be present or can be officially excused, and, if necessary, provide written input into the meeting. To conduct an IEP meeting without all of the required IEP Team members present or having the appropriate excusals is not legally compliant.

I highly recommend scheduling annual review meetings at least one week in advance just in case one of the necessary participants does not show up and the meeting has to be rescheduled.