If the parents wish to move forward before the end of the 10 day period, the school district may honor the parents' request. Our parents and teachers are objecting to the 5-calendar day wait for services to begin after a GIEP meeting. School districts may honor a parents' request to move forward, but the parent may again change their mind during the remaining days in the 5 calendar days. Since the GIEP does not need signatures there is no way to indicate who actually attended the meeting. The regulations do not require a signature on the GIEP, only the names and positions of the GIEP team participants.
Achievement is measured through the short-term learning outcomes.
The short-term learning outcomes are written as steps to reach the annual goal and are measurable. There is no place on the GIEP to indicate whether the student is eligible for gifted services or does not qualify for gifted service. The GIEP team makes the decision whether a student is gifted or not gifted and whether the student requires specially designed instruction. The Notice documents the decision of the GIEP team. Programs and Services 23.