IEP & Placement Timelines

If initial IEP and placement,

parental consent required before
services can be provided.

After annual IEP

Contact team meeting,
parent(s) and Provide parent(s) and LEA
arrange a IEP team may agree to
Send notice – meets to parent(s) with Implement Periodically revise the IEP
mutually notice of
invitation to develop IEP IEP and review and without an IEP
agreeable placement team meeting.
IEP team and placement* revise as
time and and copy of If placement
meeting determine appropriate
place for the IEP
change is being
IEP team placement considered, an IEP
team meeting is
meeting required.

If evaluation or Reasonable amount of At least annually, IEP team meets

reevaluation, time before IEP and to review progress toward IEP
meeting must occur placement goals, consider special factors, and
within 30 calendar implemented. (LEA determine placement.
days of eligibility should consider Revise IEP as appropriate, to
determination. amount of time mail address lack of expected progress
takes to go through towards annual goals and in
processing and mail general education curriculum;
system.) results of any reevaluation;
information provided to, or by,
*At the beginning of each school year, each LEA must have an IEP in parents; the student’s anticipated
effect for each student for whom the district has FAPE responsibility. needs; or other matters.