After the annual Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting, changes can be made to the IEP in certain situations.  This module of the IEP Series covers: what reasons could be for revising a child’s IEP, who can request the revision, making changes to an IEP without an IEP meeting, and consideration of Extended School Year services (what they are and what determines if a child needs them).

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be able to identify reasons for revising a child’s IEP, including who can request a revision.
• Participants will be able to recognize when IEP revisions can be made with or without an IEP meeting.
• Participants will be able to relate when and how the need for ESY services is determined and written in the IEP.

Presenter: Bonnie Vander Meulen is WI FACETS’ Training Coordinator. Also, she is a licensed professional counselor with more than 40 years of counseling experience. She has worked extensively with students and families on all levels of the educational spectrum. She has previously served as the technical advisor for a Medicaid Infrastructure Grant through Pathways to Independence entitled Employment of Persons with Disabilities in Professional Positions. Previously, Bonnie completed her responsibilities as the primary facilitator for a Dept. of Education grant at the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater’s Center for Students with Disabilities. The mother of a young adult with multiple disabilities, Bonnie advocates for children with special needs.