Special Education and Regional Center Blog

What is a CDE Compliance Complaint
If the district is not following the IEP or has violated special education law or procedure, you could consider filing a Compliance Complaint the California State Department of Education

Inclusion is when a student that is eligible for special education is placed in a general education classroom. Sometimes this is called mainstreaming. Inclusion looks different for each student. Sometimes the students spends the entire day in the general education classroom and is only pulled out for services like speech

About 20 days before the IEP meeting (or as soon as possible after you get notice of the meeting) you should send a letter/email to the entire IEP team with the following information:

I think this issue can be viewed from two different angles: educational records and parent participation.

Educational Records

California law states that a district must priovide parents with a student’s records within five business (not school days) days after parents’ request. A draft IEP would be considered a student record, and the district must provide a draft IEP within five days from the request by a parent.

In a “Dear Colleague Letter” dated January 9, 2017, the United States Department of Education clarified that preschool children should have access to “inclusive high-quality early childhood programs where they are provided with individual and appropriate supports to enable them to meet high expectorations.”