What Must a Case Conference Committee (CCC) Consider When Developing an Individualized Education Program (IEP)?

From the Indiana Department of Education Weekly Digest Bulletin 12-8-2024

"Article 7, Indiana’s Special Education Law, requires the CCC to develop an IEP that meets the unique needs of the student regardless of the student’s identified disability. 511 IAC 7-42-6(d). Similarly, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended, the Federal Special Education Law, requires public schools to provide special education that meets the unique needs of a child with a disability. 34 CFR § 300.39(a). There is no bright-line rule on how to develop an IEP to meet the unique needs of the student, and deference is given to school authorities based on the school’s expertise and exercise of judgment. Endrew F. ex rel. Joseph F. v. Douglas County School Dist. RE-1, 580 U.S. 386, 388 (2017). A school is expected to have procedures in place that would result in individualized consideration of and instruction for each child. IDEA (and Article 7) requires students to receive an educational program that is reasonably calculated to enable a student to make appropriate progress in light of the child’s circumstances. Id. at 403. See 511 IAC 7-42-6 for more information on what the school must consider when developing the IEP."