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Kentucky special education IEP compliance and timelines
Governing regulations: 707 KAR Chapter 1. State education agency: Kentucky Department of Education.
- Initial evaluation
- 60 school days from receipt of parental consent for the initial evaluation; summer, holidays and school closures do not count.
- Initial IEP meeting
- The Admissions and Release Committee (ARC) uses the evaluation to determine eligibility and develop the IEP inside the same 60 school day window. (707 KAR 1:320)
- Annual review
- At least once every 365 days (34 CFR § 300.324(b)(1)).
- Reevaluation
- At least every 3 years unless the parent and LEA agree it is unnecessary, and not more than once a year without agreement (34 CFR § 300.303).
- Transition planning
- Must be in effect by age 14, earlier than the federal age of 16.
- Academic standards
- Kentucky Academic Standards
- IEP forms & systems
- Kentucky LEAs complete state standard special education forms in the statewide student information system (Infinite Campus).
Where Kentucky differs from the federal baseline
- IEP teams are called Admissions and Release Committees (ARCs).
- Kentucky counts the evaluation window in school days rather than calendar days.
- KDE publishes standard special education forms built into the statewide student information system.
- Transition needs must be addressed starting in the 8th grade year or at age 14, and the ARC invitation must say so.
Current monitoring priorities
- Indicator 11 timely evaluations under the 60 school day rule
- Standard form completion and data accuracy
- Indicator 13 transition planning from 8th grade or age 14
KY IEP compliance checklist
- 01Signed consent date recorded; evaluation due within 60 school days.
- 02Eligibility determined and initial IEP meeting scheduled: The Admissions and Release Committee (ARC) uses the evaluation to determine eligibility and develop the IEP inside the same 60 school day window.
- 03PLAAFP includes measurable baselines and a statement of how the disability affects involvement in the general curriculum (34 CFR § 300.320(a)(1)).
- 04Each annual goal is measurable, with condition, behavior, criterion and measurement method (§ 300.320(a)(2)).
- 05Progress reporting schedule stated for each goal (§ 300.320(a)(3)).
- 06Transition goals and services in effect by age 14 where applicable.
- 07Prior Written Notice issued for every proposal or refusal, with all seven § 300.503(b) elements.
- 08Annual review scheduled within 365 days; reevaluation within 3 years.
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