Excusal of an IEP Team Member

FAPE/ Excusal of Core IEP team members (revised 9.6.17)

NRMS Policy   

The following are considered Core IEP team members:

regular education teacher of the child

special education teacher of the child 

*LEA representative

individual to interpret evaluation results

related service providers


If a core team member will not attend a meeting, a “Request to Excuse” form must be sent with the Invitation to Conference.  Written input from that individual must also be provided to the team (including the parent) prior to the meeting, unless their area will not be discussed.


If an unexpected conflict or emergency occurs on the day of the meeting and a core member is unable to attend, document the name/role of the individual and the team’s decision to move forward with the meeting in the IEP meeting minutes. 

*EXCEPTION:  The LEA representative is a required IEP team member who can not be excused.  ​