IEP Case Manager
IEP Case Manager
The IEP case manager is the district-designated professional — most commonly a special education teacher — responsible for coordinating the development, implementation, and progress monitoring of a student's IEP. Duties typically include scheduling and facilitating IEP meetings, ensuring procedural compliance, coordinating related services, communicating with parents, writing progress reports, and serving as the LEA representative's operational lead. Though not explicitly named in federal regulation, the role is recognized in virtually every state SEA guidance.
Regulatory Citation
Example in Practice
The case manager for a fifth-grader coordinates input from the general-education teacher, OT, SLP, and school psychologist before the annual IEP meeting; drafts the proposed IEP; and ensures parent receives procedural safeguards notice 10 days before the meeting.
Key Research Citations
- ·Billingsley & Bettini (2019, Review of Educational Research 89(5):697-744) — SPED teacher attrition
- ·Vannest & Hagan-Burke (2010, Remedial & Special Education 31(2):126-142) — Teacher time use
Full bibliography available on the Research page.
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