Ill. Admin. Code tit. 23, § 226.210 - IEP Team
The composition of the IEP Team for a particular child, and the participation, attendance, and excusal of the team members and other individuals in the IEP meeting, shall conform to the requirements of 34 CFR 300.321, 300.322, 300.324, and 300.325. The additional requirements of this Section shall also apply.
a) The general education teacher who serves
as a member of a child's IEP Team shall be a teacher who is, or may be,
responsible for implementing a portion of the IEP, so that the teacher can
participate in discussions about how best to instruct the child.
b) For a child age three through five years
who has not yet entered the primary grades, the team shall include an
individual qualified to teach preschool children without identified
disabilities.
c) If the child is
receiving only speech and language services, the speech and language
pathologist shall fulfill the role of the special education teacher set forth
at 34
CFR 300.321(a)(3).
d) The representative of the public agency
required by
34 CFR
300.321(a)(4) must, in
addition to the requirements set forth in that portion of the federal
regulations, have the authority to make commitments for the provision of
resources and be able to ensure that the services set out in the IEP will be
implemented.
e) The IEP Team shall
include a qualified bilingual specialist or bilingual teacher, if the presence
of such a person is needed to assist the other participants in understanding
the child's language or cultural factors as they relate to the child's
instructional needs. If documented efforts to locate and secure the services of
a qualified bilingual specialist are unsuccessful, the district shall instead
meet the requirements set forth in Section
226.150(b) of
this Part.
f) In the case of a
child whose behavior impedes his or her learning or the learning of others, the
team shall include a person knowledgeable about positive behavior
strategies.
Notes
Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 9915, effective June 28, 2007
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