Each school district shall ensure that the IEP team for each student with disabilities include the following members:

1. (1) The parents of the student;
2. (2) Not less than one regular education teacher of the student if the student is, or may be, participating in the regular education environment;
3. (3) Not less than one special education teacher of the student or, if appropriate, at least one special education provider of the student;

4. (4) A representative of the school district who:

   1. (a) Is qualified to provide, or supervise the provision of, specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities;
   2. (b) Is knowledgeable about the general education curriculum; and
   3. (c) Is knowledgeable about the availability of resources of the school district;
5. (5) An individual who can interpret the instructional implications of evaluation results, who may be a member of the team described in subdivisions 2 to 6, inclusive, of this section;
6. (6) At the discretion of the parent or the school district, other individuals who have knowledge or special expertise regarding the student including related services personnel as appropriate;
7. (7) If appropriate, the student; and

8. (8) Transition services participants as described in §§ 24:05:25:16.01 and 24:05:25:16.02.

   The determination of the knowledge or special education expertise of any individual described in this section shall be made by the party (parentsordistrict) who invited the individual to be a member of the IEP team. A district may designate another district member of the IEP team to also serve as the district representative, if the criteria in this section are satisfied.

Source: 26 SDR 150, effective May 22, 2000; 32 SDR 41, effective September 11, 2005; 33 SDR 236, effective July 5, 2007.

General Authority: SDCL 13-37-1.1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 13-37-1.1.