On May 4, 2004, the Department of Public Instruction received a complaint under state and federal special education law from XXXXX against the Appleton Area School District. This is the department's decision regarding that complaint. The issues are whether the district ensured that a parent was present during, or afforded the opportunity to participate in, an individualized education program (IEP) team meeting conducted on April 2, 2004, and whether the IEP team developed the student's program and placement during the April 2 meeting.