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HomeEducation CodeDiv. 4Pt. 30Ch. 4Art. 5§ 56380 Iep Annual Review Requirements

§ 56380 Iep Annual Review Requirements

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§ 56380 Iep Annual Review Requirements

Key Takeaways

  • •The school must check your child's special education plan at least once a year to see if they are meeting their goals.
  • •If the plan isn't working, the school must change it to help your child better.
  • •The school must tell you before the meeting and schedule it like the first meeting they had about your child.
  • •The school can have more meetings if needed, not just the yearly one.

Example

Your child has a special education plan because they struggle with reading. The school checks this plan every year.

The school will look at your child's reading progress. If they are not improving, the school must change the plan to help them get better at reading.

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§ 56380 Iep Annual Review Requirements

(a) Pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of Section 1414 of Title 20 of the United States Code, the local educational agency shall maintain procedures to ensure that the individualized education program team does both of the following: (1) Reviews the pupil’s individualized education program periodically, but not less frequently than annually, to determine whether the annual goals for the pupil are being achieved. (2) Revises the individualized education program as appropriate to address, among other matters, the provisions specified in subdivision (d) of Section 56341.1. (b) The annual review of an individualized education program shall be conducted in accordance with the notice and scheduling requirements for the initial assessment. (c) This section does not preclude other meetings of the individualized education program team from occurring as provided in Section 56343. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 653, Sec. 34. Effective October 7, 2005.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

educationschoolportstudentunited states codeeffective octoberaccordanceassessment

Related Statutes

  • § 56302.1 Special Education Assessment Timeline
  • § 56344 Iep Development Timeline
  • § 56380.1 Iep Amendment Without Meeting
  • § 54481 Class Size Reduction Funding
  • § 56304 Parental Participation In Special Education

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 56380.
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