Repeated Goals on IEP’s and Endrew F- A FAPE Denial or Not by Alison Morris

In Endrew F v. Douglas County School District RE-1, 137 S. Ct. 988 (2017), the Supreme Court stated “Endrew’s IEPs largely carried over the same basic goals and objectives from one year to the next, indicating that he was failing to make meaningful progress toward his aims.” Id. at 996.  This sentence could be grounds to claim that a District simply repeating the same goals year after year is a FAPE denial, and seen as evidence of a District failing to create “an IEP reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child’s circumstances.” Id. at 999.

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Colorado District Rules in Endrew F. Case

On February 12, 2018, the Honorable Lewis T. Babcock, U.S.D.J. issued a decision in the matter of Endrew F. v. Douglas Cty. Sch. Dist. RE 1.  As is well-know, the United States Supreme Court ruled on the Endrew F. matter in March 2017 and remanded the case to the 10^th Circuit.   https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/15-827_0pm1.pdf

The 10^th Circuit remanded the cases to the United District Court for the District of Colorado for further proceedings, and Judge Babcock issued a decision in favor of the Petitioners.

Judge Babcock’s decision can be found here:  http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.copaa.org/
resource/resmgr/docs/2018_Documents/
Endrew2018.02.12.Opinion_and.pdf

In relevant part, Judge Babcock ruled:

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