•  The date of the meeting;

• The names, positions, and signatures of the members participating in each meeting; and

• Each member's agreement or disagreement with the committee's decisions.

If the student’s parent is unable to speak English, either:

• Provide the parent with a written or audio-taped copy of the student’s individualized education program (IEP) as record of the ARD meeting translated into Spanish if Spanish is the parent’s native language; or

• If the parent's native language is a language other than Spanish, make a good faith effort to provide the parent with a written or audio-taped copy of the student’s IEP as record of the ARD meeting translated into the parent’s native language.

REACHING CONSENSUS

A decision of the committee concerning required elements of the IEP must be made by mutual agreement of the required members if possible.

When mutual agreement about all required elements of the IEP is not achieved, the ARD committee must:

• Offer the parents or adult student who disagrees a single opportunity to have the committee recess for a period of time not to exceed ten school days:

• Except when the student’s presence on the campus presents a danger of physical harm to the student or others or when the student has committed an expellable offense or an offense which may lead to a placement in an alternative education program (AEP);

• Provide a written statement of the basis for the disagreement;

• Offer the members who disagree the opportunity to write their own statements; and

• When the parent accepts the offer to reconvene, determine by mutual agreement prior to the recess, the date, time, and place for continuing the ARD committee meeting.

During a recess, the ARD committee members must: 

• Consider alternatives;

• Gather additional data;

• Prepare further documentation; and/or

• Obtain additional resource persons which may assist in enabling the ARD committee to reach mutual agreement.

When the ARD commitee cannot reach mutual agreement (after the ten-day recess or when the parent refuses the ten-day recess) the local educational agency (LEA) must:

• Provide the parent with PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE; and

• Implement the IEP which it has determined to be appropriate for the child.