Where do participants sign the IEP report?
It is a widely misunderstood practice that signing an IEP is a compliance requirement for the individuals attending a case conference committee meeting. Administrators who “sign off” on an IEP without being in attendance at all or part of the meeting may learn that their signature is not legally meaningful. In comments and discussion to “Development of IEP” (34 CFR 300.324) 2006 IDEA Part B regulations it says, “”There is nothing in the Act that requires IEP members to sign the IEP and we believe it would be overly burdensome to impose such a requirement.” School personnel should understand that the documentation of the IEP meeting is no more meaningful or binding if it contains the signatures of all those who contributed to the decisions. From the perspective of the Division of Exceptional Learners, it is assumed that the finalized case conference committee report contains an accurate record of all those in attendance. Unless there is evidence of the contrary, the report is the docume
