By Kelli Dreier, Esq.

Along with longstanding IDEA mandates, districts have new IEP standards and content requirements to meet as a result of the Supreme Court’s landmark Endrew F. decision and the legal issues raised during pandemic-induced remote instruction. This new Fifth Edition is your one-stop guide through it all.

Hundreds of to-the-point Q&As — including 178 brand-new questions — address special educators’ concerns throughout the entire IEP process and spell out districts’ IDEA requirements. Supported by 346 new case decisions, Q&As give you key guidance to draft compliant, results-oriented IEPs, including how to:

• Compose IEP teams with the required participants
• Include all required components in an IEP
• Issue an appropriate prior written notice
• Address postsecondary transition needs
• Conduct virtual IEP meetings
• Develop virtual programming
• And more