Special Education Group Suggests Three-Year IEP Interval
New York
The nation's largest special education advocacy group may ask Congress to test a streamlined process for creating individualized education plans for students with disabilities.
The Council for Exceptional Children wants to create a pilot project to evaluate having educators draw up IEPs—educational blueprints for students with disabilities—every three years rather than annually.
"It will relieve teachers of a great amount of time they now spend preparing for meetings and doing paperwork," said Lynda Van Kuren, a spokeswoman for the group. "It would allow teachers more time to...
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