Complaint Summary

Date Findings Report Sent

July 27, 2026

Case Number

26-0716

School District

Brookfield Public Schools

Person filing complaint

Parent

Grade Level

Elementary School

Allegation(s)

The Parent alleges that that a PPT meeting was held on May 6, 2026, and as of the date of this complaint she has not received a finalized copy of the IEP. The Parent also alleges that she never received PWN after this meeting. (RCSA § 10-76d-13(a)(6) and RCSA § 10-76d-8).

The Parent alleges that the District has failed to implement the reading instruction agreed to at the PPT meeting on May 6, 2026. Specifically, the Parent alleges that the PPT recommended Wilson reading instruction four times weekly for 30 minutes, and that the District has failed to provide a Wilson certified teacher for the Student. The Parent also alleges that the District failed to include this reading instruction in the Student’s IEP. (34 CFR § 300.322, RCSA § 10-76d-12, 34 CFR §§ 300.323(c)(2) and 300.17(d), RCSA § 10-76d-1(a)(3)).

The Parent alleges that the District failed to provide appropriate reading instruction for the Student during the 2025-26 school year. Specifically, the Parent alleges that the Student has not made appropriate progress. (34 CFR 300.324(b) and RCSA 10-76d-11).

Conclusion(s)

Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (RCSA) § 10-76d-13(a)(6) require a full copy of the individualized education program to be sent to the parents within five days after the planning and placement team meeting to develop, review or revise the individualized education program.   RCSA § 10-76d-8 requires that written notice shall be given to the parents of a student with a disability a reasonable time before the PPT proposes or refuses to initiate or change the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of a child with a disability or a child who may have a disability or the provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to a child with a disability.  Written notice may be provided to the parents at the PPT meeting where such PPT proposes to, or refuses to, initiate or change the child’s identification, evaluation, or educational placement or the provision of a free appropriate public education to the child. If such notice is not provided at the PPT meeting, it shall be provided to the parents not later than ten days before the PPT proposes to make such change.

The District violated RCSA § 10-76d-13(a)(6) when it failed to send the IEP to the Parent within five days after the PPT meeting on May 6, 2026. The District violated RCSA § 10-76d-8 when it did not provide it along with the IEP within five days after the PPT meeting on May 6, 2026. If PWN is not given to the Parent at the PPT meeting, it must be sent with the IEP. The PWN is meaningless without a copy of the IEP.

34 CFR § 300.322 and RCSA § 10-76d-12 provide that the planning and placement team (PPT), including the child's parents, are responsible for developing, reviewing and, if appropriate, revising the child's individualized education program (IEP). 34 CFR §§ 300.323(c)(2) and 300.17(d), RCSA § 10-76d-1(a)(3) require each board of education to provide in a timely way special education and related services in accordance with the student’s IEP.

On May 6, 2026, the PPT did not recommend Wilson reading instruction to be provided by a Wilson certified teacher and therefore did not violate the above referenced regulations.

34 CFR 300.324(b) and Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (RCSA) 10-76d-11 require the planning and placement team (PPT) to review the student’s IEP periodically, but not less than annually, to determine when the annual goals for the student are being achieved and to revise the IEP, as appropriate, to address any lack of expected progress toward the annual goals. The Student did not have any reading services in her IEP until March 28, 2026. These services were added after both the Parent and the Student’s general education teacher shared concerns about the Student’s progress in reading. As a result of these concerns, the PPT recommended a targeted assessment. After reviewing the targeted assessment, the PPT revised the Student’s IEP to include reading services and one annual reading goal, which related to the deficits found in the targeted assessment. Given that less than 20 school days occurred between the services starting and the end of the school year, it would be too early to assess the appropriateness of the reading instruction in the Student’s IEP. Therefore, no violation of 34 CFR 300.324(b) or RCSA 10-76d-11 is found.

Corrective Action(s)

1. For the next PPT meeting for the Student, the District must provide evidence to this office that the IEP was sent to the family within the required timelines and with the PWN.
2. The special education administrators at the Student’s school must participate in training about the required timelines related to sending the IEP to the parent and PWN. The training materials and a list of people who attended this training must be sent to the BSE.