WHAT IF THE CHILD IS IN PRESCHOOL? MUST A REGULAR EDUCATION TEACHER STILL ATTEND THE MEETING?
The comments to the 1999 regulations provide some guidance. If a school district provides “regular education” preschool services to nondisabled children, then the requirement to have a regular education teacher at the IEP meeting applies, as it does in the case of older children with disabilities. If a school district makes kindergarten available to nondisabled children, then a regular education kindergarten teacher could appropriately be the regular education teacher who would be a member of the IEP team and, as appropriate, participate in IEP meetings for a kindergarten-aged child who is, or may be, participating in the regular education environment. If a school district does not provide regular preschool education services to nondisabled children, the district could designate an individual who, under State standards, is qualified to serve nondisabled children of the same age. See Appendix A, Question No. 3 (March 12, 1999). 6. WHAT IF THE STUDENT DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE REGULAR
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