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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 434 450 EC 307 448 TITLE Their Future...Our Guidance. Iowa IEP Guidebook. INSTITUTION Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. PUB DATE 1998-04-00 NOTE 402p. RUB TYPE Guides Non-Classroom (055) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC17 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Check Lists; *Compliance (Legal); Decision Making; *Disabilities; Educational Legislation; Elementary Secondary Education; Inclusive Schools; *Individualized Education Programs; Limited English Speaking; Program Development; Program Implementation; *State Standards; Student Educational Objectives; Teamwork IDENTIFIERS *Academic Accommodations (Disabilities); Iowa ABSTRACT This manual is a guide to the development of Individualized Education Programs (IEP) for students with disabilities in Iowa. The first section identifies guiding principles behind the IEP as well as indicators that these principles are being followed. The following section is about preparing for the IEP with subsections on the IEP meeting, team, and student/family involvement. Next, special factors that the IEP team needs to consider are identified including: transition, behavioral concerns, discipline procedures, assistive technology, limited English proficiency, special needs of hearing or visually impaired students, and the health plan or emergency health plan. The fourth section is on developing the IEP in terms of requirements concerning: least restrictive environment; student's present level of educational performance; measurable annual goals, benchmarks, and short-term objectives; monitoring strategy; instructional support and related services; and participation in district-wide assessment. The final two sections are on implementing the IEP (including written prior notice) and reviewing the IEP (decision making, IEP review and revision, and extended school year services). Four appendices include a variety of brochures, meeting guides, sample forms, guidelines for specific situations, lists of accommodations, a glossary, and frequently asked questions. (Contains 12 references.) (DB) ******************************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ********************************************************************************

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    ED 434 450 EC 307 448

    TITLE Their Future...Our Guidance. Iowa IEP Guidebook.INSTITUTION Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines.PUB DATE 1998-04-00NOTE 402p.RUB TYPE Guides Non-Classroom (055)EDRS PRICE MF01/PC17 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORS Check Lists; *Compliance (Legal); Decision Making;

    *Disabilities; Educational Legislation; Elementary SecondaryEducation; Inclusive Schools; *Individualized EducationPrograms; Limited English Speaking; Program Development;Program Implementation; *State Standards; StudentEducational Objectives; Teamwork

    IDENTIFIERS *Academic Accommodations (Disabilities); Iowa

    ABSTRACTThis manual is a guide to the development of Individualized

    Education Programs (IEP) for students with disabilities in Iowa. The firstsection identifies guiding principles behind the IEP as well as indicatorsthat these principles are being followed. The following section is aboutpreparing for the IEP with subsections on the IEP meeting, team, andstudent/family involvement. Next, special factors that the IEP team needs toconsider are identified including: transition, behavioral concerns,discipline procedures, assistive technology, limited English proficiency,special needs of hearing or visually impaired students, and the health planor emergency health plan. The fourth section is on developing the IEP interms of requirements concerning: least restrictive environment; student'spresent level of educational performance; measurable annual goals,benchmarks, and short-term objectives; monitoring strategy; instructionalsupport and related services; and participation in district-wide assessment.The final two sections are on implementing the IEP (including written priornotice) and reviewing the IEP (decision making, IEP review and revision, andextended school year services). Four appendices include a variety ofbrochures, meeting guides, sample forms, guidelines for specific situations,lists of accommodations, a glossary, and frequently asked questions.(Contains 12 references.) (DB)

    ********************************************************************************* Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made ** from the original document. *********************************************************************************

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    P m

    odel

    is b

    ased

    on

    the

    follo

    win

    g si

    xfo

    unda

    tions

    :

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    he I

    EP

    is a

    pro

    cess

    and

    a p

    rodu

    ct w

    hich

    doc

    u-m

    ents

    that

    the

    stud

    ent i

    s re

    ceiv

    ing

    a Fr

    ee A

    ppro

    pri-

    ate

    Publ

    ic E

    duca

    tion

    (FA

    PE)

    cons

    iste

    nt w

    ith a

    llfe

    dera

    l and

    sta

    te r

    equi

    rem

    ents

    ;

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    he I

    EP

    refl

    ects

    the

    stud

    ent's

    and

    the

    fam

    ily's

    vis

    ion

    for

    the

    futu

    re;

    3) T

    o th

    e m

    axim

    um e

    xten

    t app

    ropr

    iate

    , stu

    dent

    s re

    -qu

    irin

    g sp

    ecia

    l edu

    catio

    n se

    rvic

    es a

    re e

    duca

    ted

    with

    indi

    vidu

    als

    who

    do

    not r

    equi

    re s

    peci

    al e

    duca

    tion;

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    EP

    deve

    lopm

    ent i

    s a

    colla

    bora

    tive

    proc

    ess;

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    he I

    EP

    team

    dev

    elop

    s a

    stud

    ent's

    IE

    P ba

    sed

    on th

    est

    uden

    t's in

    volv

    emen

    t and

    pro

    gres

    s in

    the

    gene

    ral

    curr

    icul

    um; a

    nd

    6) T

    he I

    EP

    proc

    ess

    invo

    lves

    on-

    goin

    g pr

    ogre

    ss m

    oni-

    tori

    ng a

    nd d

    ecis

    ion

    mak

    ing.

    Dec

    isio

    n m

    akin

    g is

    solu

    tion-

    focu

    sed,

    bas

    ed o

    n th

    e st

    uden

    t's n

    eeds

    , and

    used

    to im

    prov

    e st

    uden

    t res

    ults

    .

    26

    Foun

    datio

    n #1

    The

    IE

    P is

    a p

    roce

    ss a

    nd a

    pro

    duct

    whi

    chdo

    cum

    ents

    that

    the

    stud

    ent i

    s re

    ceiv

    ing

    a Fr

    ee A

    ppro

    pri-

    ate

    Publ

    ic E

    duca

    tion

    (FA

    PE)

    cons

    iste

    nt w

    ith a

    ll fe

    dera

    lan

    d st

    ate

    requ

    irem

    ents

    .

    The

    IE

    P is

    res

    pons

    ible

    for

    def

    inin

    g ho

    w to

    del

    iver

    a f

    ree

    appr

    opri

    ate

    publ

    ic e

    duca

    tion

    to a

    stu

    dent

    req

    uiri

    ng s

    peci

    aled

    ucat

    ion

    serv

    ices

    . It r

    efle

    cts

    the

    visi

    on a

    nd d

    efin

    es th

    eed

    ucat

    iona

    l ser

    vice

    s, a

    ctiv

    ities

    , and

    link

    ages

    nec

    essa

    ry f

    orth

    e st

    uden

    t to

    reac

    h th

    e vi

    sion

    . It a

    lso

    desc

    ribe

    s th

    e se

    r-vi

    ces

    the

    stud

    ent n

    eeds

    to r

    ecei

    ve e

    duca

    tiona

    l ben

    efit.

    The

    IEP

    is a

    wor

    king

    doc

    umen

    t tha

    t mus

    t mee

    t leg

    al r

    equi

    re-

    men

    ts a

    nd p

    rovi

    de g

    uida

    nce

    for

    day-

    to-d

    ay in

    stru

    ctio

    n. I

    tse

    rves

    as

    a co

    ncis

    e su

    mm

    ary

    of a

    stu

    dent

    's n

    eeds

    , goa

    ls,

    supp

    orts

    and

    ser

    vice

    s. T

    he I

    EP

    team

    mus

    t ens

    ure

    that

    all

    com

    pone

    nts

    of th

    e sp

    ecia

    lly d

    esig

    ned

    plan

    are

    link

    ed a

    ndim

    plem

    ente

    d as

    des

    crib

    ed.

    Indi

    cato

    rs

    0T

    he I

    EP

    docu

    men

    t is

    wri

    tten

    in la

    ngua

    ge u

    nder

    stan

    d-ab

    le to

    all

    team

    mem

    bers

    .

    0Se

    rvic

    es a

    re im

    plem

    ente

    d as

    out

    lined

    on

    the

    IEP.

    0T

    he S

    tate

    IE

    P pr

    otot

    ype

    mee

    ts a

    ll of

    the

    Fede

    ral r

    equi

    re-

    men

    ts.

    0E

    ach

    AE

    A h

    as a

    dopt

    ed th

    e St

    ate

    prot

    otyp

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    has

    ado

    cum

    ent t

    hat m

    eets

    Sta

    te a

    nd F

    eder

    al s

    tand

    ards

    .

    0T

    he I

    EP

    is r

    evie

    wed

    (an

    d re

    vise

    d, if

    nec

    essa

    ry)

    at le

    ast

    annu

    ally

    .

    27

  • Foun

    datio

    n #2

    The

    IE

    P re

    flec

    ts th

    e st

    uden

    t's a

    ndfa

    mily

    's v

    isio

    n fo

    r th

    e fu

    ture

    .

    Eac

    h st

    uden

    t's I

    EP

    is b

    ased

    on

    the

    hope

    s, d

    ream

    s, in

    sigh

    tsan

    d ex

    pect

    atio

    ns o

    f th

    e st

    uden

    t and

    fam

    ily w

    ith in

    put f

    rom

    educ

    ator

    s. A

    vis

    ion

    help

    s th

    e IE

    P te

    am f

    ocus

    on

    the

    who

    lech

    ild a

    nd h

    is o

    r he

    r st

    reng

    ths

    and

    need

    s. I

    t pro

    vide

    sco

    mm

    on g

    roun

    d fo

    r di

    alog

    ue to

    occ

    ur b

    etw

    een

    stud

    ent,

    fam

    ily a

    nd e

    duca

    tors

    . The

    vis

    ion

    focu

    ses

    on th

    e ne

    eds

    ofth

    e st

    uden

    t. It

    gui

    des

    the

    stud

    ent's

    pla

    n an

    d th

    e st

    anda

    rdus

    ed to

    pri

    oriti

    ze n

    eeds

    . It i

    s al

    so u

    sed

    to d

    esig

    n a

    pro-

    gram

    that

    mee

    ts th

    e st

    uden

    t's u

    niqu

    e ne

    eds

    and

    prep

    ares

    him

    or

    her

    for

    the

    futu

    re a

    nd a

    dult

    life.

    It s

    houl

    d al

    sogu

    ide

    the

    deve

    lopm

    ent o

    f go

    als

    that

    com

    mun

    icat

    e ex

    pect

    a-tio

    ns w

    hich

    can

    be

    mon

    itore

    d pe

    riod

    ical

    ly. T

    he d

    evel

    op-

    men

    t of

    the

    visi

    on is

    ach

    ieve

    d th

    roug

    h on

    -goi

    ng d

    iscu

    s-si

    on.

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    cato

    rs

    0 A

    s pa

    rt o

    f th

    e IE

    P m

    eetin

    g, th

    e fa

    mily

    and

    the

    stud

    ent

    (as

    appr

    opri

    ate)

    are

    pro

    vide

    d w

    ith a

    n op

    port

    unity

    todi

    alog

    ue a

    bout

    thei

    r ho

    pes,

    drea

    m, i

    nsig

    hts

    and

    expe

    c-ta

    tions

    for

    the

    stud

    ent.

    0T

    he I

    EP

    proc

    ess

    begi

    ns w

    ith th

    e te

    am's

    dia

    logu

    e ab

    out

    the

    visi

    on.

    0T

    he v

    isio

    n is

    wri

    tten

    on th

    e IE

    P do

    cum

    ent.

    0T

    he v

    isio

    n st

    atem

    ent i

    s re

    view

    ed y

    earl

    y.

    0T

    he v

    isio

    n is

    ref

    lect

    ed th

    roug

    hout

    the

    IEP

    proc

    ess.

    Iow

    a IE

    P G

    uide

    book

    , Apr

    il 19

    98

    Foun

    datio

    n #3

    To

    the

    max

    imum

    ext

    ent a

    ppro

    pria

    te, s

    tude

    nts

    requ

    irin

    gsp

    ecia

    l edu

    catio

    n se

    rvic

    es a

    re e

    duca

    ted

    with

    indi

    vidu

    als

    who

    do

    not r

    equi

    re s

    peci

    al e

    duca

    tion.

    Scho

    ols

    are

    resp

    onsi

    ble

    for

    prov

    idin

    g an

    app

    ropr

    iate

    educ

    atio

    nal e

    nvir

    onm

    ent f

    or e

    ach

    stud

    ent.

    For

    stud

    ents

    who

    req

    uire

    spe

    cial

    edu

    catio

    n, th

    e de

    term

    inat

    ion

    of th

    eap

    prop

    riat

    e ed

    ucat

    iona

    l env

    iron

    men

    t is

    base

    d on

    the

    indi

    vidu

    al n

    eeds

    of

    the

    stud

    ent a

    nd m

    ust a

    ddre

    ss th

    e le

    gal

    requ

    irem

    ents

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    crib

    ed a

    s th

    e "l

    east

    res

    tric

    tive

    envi

    ron-

    men

    t." ,P

    lann

    ing

    educ

    atio

    nal s

    ervi

    ces

    for

    each

    stu

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    dis

    abili

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    ns w

    ith th

    e as

    sum

    ptio

    n th

    at th

    e ge

    n-er

    al e

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    envi

    ronm

    ent i

    s th

    e ap

    prop

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    e al

    l stu

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    al e

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    ompa

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    artic

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    acad

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    racu

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    iviti

    es. F

    orpr

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    ool s

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    gene

    ral e

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    ronm

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    pris

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    catio

    ns in

    the

    hom

    e an

    d co

    mm

    unity

    set

    tings

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    re y

    oung

    chi

    ldre

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    sim

    ilar

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    rtic

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    e in

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    cato

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    thei

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    d pe

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    imum

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    ent a

    ppro

    pria

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    re n

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    ral e

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    ustif

    icat

    iori

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    ith d

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    ilitie

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    e ne

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    unn

    eces

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    ly il

    orin

    appr

    opri

    atel

    y se

    para

    ted

    from

    thei

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    hool

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    ovid

    e su

    pple

    men

    tary

    aid

    s an

    d se

    rvic

    es,

    acco

    mm

    odat

    ions

    and

    mod

    ific

    atio

    ns, a

    nd s

    uppo

    rts

    allo

    win

    g st

    uden

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    ith d

    isab

    ilitie

    s to

    be

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    ated

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    thei

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    ndis

    able

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    ers

    whe

    neve

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    prop

    riat

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    ovid

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    clud

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    ial c

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    epar

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    tion

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    ial e

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    ices

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    e ne

    ighb

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    l a s

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    erm

    ines

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    divi

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    riat

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    each

    stu

    dent

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    team

    als

    o co

    nsid

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    the

    uniq

    ue n

    eeds

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    stud

    ent,

    the

    goal

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    ave

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    ent,

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    the

    serv

    ices

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    uire

    d to

    ach

    ieve

    the

    goal

    s.

    Foun

    datio

    n #4

    IEP

    deve

    lopm

    ent i

    s a

    colla

    bora

    tive

    proc

    ess.

    The

    dev

    elop

    men

    t of

    the

    IEP

    is a

    col

    labo

    rativ

    e pr

    oces

    s.C

    olla

    bora

    tion

    amon

    g IE

    P te

    am m

    embe

    rs is

    ess

    entia

    l to

    ensu

    re th

    at e

    ach

    stud

    ent's

    edu

    catio

    nal e

    xper

    ienc

    e is

    asu

    cces

    s. A

    ll m

    embe

    rs o

    f th

    e IE

    P te

    am a

    re e

    qual

    . par

    tner

    s.T

    he o

    pini

    ons

    of a

    ll te

    am m

    embe

    rs a

    re v

    alue

    d an

    d en

    cour

    -ag

    ed. P

    artic

    ipan

    ts o

    ffer

    sug

    gest

    ions

    , lis

    ten

    care

    fully

    ,en

    cour

    age

    othe

    rs, a

    nd a

    sk q

    uest

    ions

    . Equ

    ality

    and

    res

    pect

    are

    exte

    nded

    to a

    ll te

    am m

    embe

    rs. B

    ecau

    se o

    f th

    eir

    long

    term

    per

    spec

    tive

    and

    uniq

    ue r

    elat

    ions

    hip

    with

    the

    stud

    ent,

    pare

    nts

    and

    othe

    r fa

    mily

    mem

    bers

    bri

    ng a

    val

    uabl

    e un

    der-

    stan

    ding

    of

    the

    stud

    ent t

    o th

    e ta

    ble.

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    dent

    s al

    so k

    now

    them

    selv

    es w

    ell a

    nd o

    ften

    can

    exp

    ress

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    r ow

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    eds,

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    ngth

    s an

    d in

    tere

    sts

    bette

    r th

    an a

    nyon

    e el

    se. W

    ith th

    isin

    min

    d, e

    duca

    tors

    mus

    t con

    tinue

    to r

    ecog

    nize

    thei

    r

    630

    resp

    onsi

    bilit

    y to

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    ntai

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    d en

    hanc

    e pa

    rtne

    rshi

    psth

    roug

    hout

    the

    scho

    ol y

    ear

    with

    par

    ents

    and

    stu

    dent

    s in

    orde

    r to

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    ate

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    llabo

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    e en

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    nmen

    t at t

    he m

    eetin

    g.

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    cato

    rs

    0T

    he s

    tude

    nt p

    artic

    ipat

    es a

    s a

    self

    -adv

    ocat

    e at

    the

    earl

    i-es

    t age

    pos

    sibl

    e.

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    he p

    artic

    ipat

    ion

    of th

    e st

    uden

    t in

    the

    proc

    ess

    refl

    ects

    the

    stud

    ent's

    sel

    f-ad

    voca

    cy in

    stru

    ctio

    n.

    0T

    he p

    aren

    ts a

    nd s

    tude

    nt k

    now

    and

    und

    erst

    and

    thei

    rri

    ghts

    . (i.e

    . "pa

    rent

    al r

    ight

    's"

    have

    bee

    n cl

    earl

    yco

    mm

    unic

    ated

    .)

    0T

    he I

    EP

    mee

    ting

    notic

    e in

    clud

    es th

    e na

    me

    and

    title

    of

    all p

    erso

    ns th

    at w

    ill a

    ttend

    and

    hav

    e be

    en in

    vite

    d to

    atte

    nd th

    e IE

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    eetin

    g.

    0T

    he p

    aren

    ts u

    nder

    stan

    d th

    at th

    ey m

    ay b

    ring

    "ot

    her

    indi

    vidu

    als

    who

    hav

    e kn

    owle

    dge

    or s

    peci

    al e

    xper

    tise

    rega

    rdin

    g th

    e ch

    ild,"

    with

    them

    to th

    e IE

    P m

    eetin

    g.

    0T

    he I

    EP

    mee

    ting

    is s

    ched

    uled

    for

    a m

    utua

    lly a

    gree

    able

    time.

    0A

    ll pa

    rtic

    ipan

    ts a

    re f

    ocus

    ed o

    n a

    com

    mon

    out

    com

    e.

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    omm

    unity

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    vice

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    vite

    dan

    d en

    cour

    aged

    to p

    artic

    ipat

    e in

    the

    IEP

    deve

    lopm

    ent

    as a

    ppro

    pria

    te.

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    he c

    olla

    bora

    tive

    IEP

    proc

    ess

    is m

    ade

    mor

    e ef

    fici

    ent

    and

    effe

    ctiv

    e us

    ing

    a gr

    oup

    faci

    litat

    ion

    proc

    ess.

    31Io

    wa

    IEP

    Gui

    debo

    ok, A

    pril

    1998

  • Foun

    datio

    n #5

    The

    IE

    P te

    am d

    evel

    ops

    a st

    uden

    t's I

    EP

    inre

    latio

    nshi

    p to

    the

    gene

    ral c

    urri

    culu

    m.

    Stud

    ents

    hav

    e gr

    eate

    r su

    cces

    s w

    hen

    they

    hav

    e ac

    cess

    to th

    ege

    nera

    l cur

    ricu

    lum

    , whe

    n th

    ey a

    re p

    rovi

    ded

    the

    assi

    stan

    cene

    cess

    ary

    to p

    rogr

    ess

    in th

    e ge

    nera

    l cur

    ricu

    lum

    , and

    whe

    ned

    ucat

    ors

    hold

    hig

    h ex

    pect

    atio

    ns f

    or th

    em. I

    EP

    team

    sm

    ust h

    old

    high

    exp

    ecta

    tions

    for

    all

    stud

    ents

    . The

    y ar

    ead

    ditio

    nally

    res

    pons

    ible

    for

    ens

    urin

    g ac

    cess

    to th

    e ge

    nera

    lcu

    rric

    ulum

    to th

    e m

    axim

    um e

    xten

    t app

    ropr

    iate

    . In

    doin

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    he I

    EP

    team

    mus

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    ntif

    y th

    e sp

    ecia

    l edu

    catio

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    dre

    late

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    tary

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    s an

    d se

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    ssis

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    nolo

    gy, m

    odif

    icat

    ions

    , and

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    ista

    nce

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    volv

    emen

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    ress

    in th

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    nera

    l cur

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    cato

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    0G

    ener

    al e

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    act

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    rric

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    the

    IEP

    team

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    0T

    he s

    tude

    nt's

    per

    form

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    elat

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    hip

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    gres

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    hene

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    0T

    he I

    EP

    spec

    ifie

    s th

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    rvic

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    nd s

    uppo

    rts

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    ed to

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    P G

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    book

    , Apr

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    9832

    Foun

    datio

    n #6

    The

    IE

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    s in

    volv

    es o

    n-go

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    ress

    mon

    itori

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    d de

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    focu

    sed,

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    ed o

    n th

    e st

    uden

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    eeds

    , and

    use

    d to

    impr

    ove

    stud

    ent r

    esul

    ts.

    The

    IE

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    pres

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    a p

    lan

    for

    spec

    ially

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    igne

    d in

    stru

    ctio

    nan

    d se

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    e st

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    his

    inst

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    ost

    effe

    ctiv

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    hen

    guid

    ed b

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    edba

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    hich

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    s m

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    rmat

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    inst

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    isio

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    he d

    ecis

    ion-

    mak

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    proc

    ess

    isfo

    cuse

    d on

    impr

    oved

    res

    ults

    for

    the

    stud

    ent a

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    elat

    es to

    prog

    ress

    in th

    e ge

    nera

    l cur

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    base

    d up

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    e on

    goin

    g co

    llect

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    of d

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    ce o

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    sults

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    educ

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    nal i

    nter

    vent

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    dat

    a co

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    itori

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    rve

    as a

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    IEP

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    IE

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    IFSP

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    the

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    con

    duct

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    a d

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    catio

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    d re

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    genc

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    at. t

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    s th

    e ch

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    riod

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    ly, b

    ut n

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    anan

    nual

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    whe

    ther

    the

    annu

    al g

    oals

    for

    the

    child

    are

    bei

    ng a

    chie

    ved;

    and

    (2)

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    ises

    the

    IEP

    as a

    ppro

    pria

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    add

    ress

    (i)

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    lack

    of

    expe

    cted

    pro

    gres

    s to

    war

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    nual

    goal

    s de

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    in S

    ec. 3

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    47(a

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    the

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    f ap

    prop

    riat

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    wa

    IEP

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    debo

    ok, A

    pril

    1998

    (ii)

    The

    res

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    this

    sect

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    atio

    n ab

    out t

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    , or

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    in S

    ec. 3

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    ed n

    eeds

    ; or

    (v)

    Oth

    er m

    atte

    rs.

    The

    IE

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    ust c

    onta

    in a

    sta

    tem

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    f:

    pres

    ent l

    evel

    of

    educ

    atio

    nal p

    erfo

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    nual

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    det

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    ined

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    rtan

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    IEP

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    IEP

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    that

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  • 12

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    tech

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    abili

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