IEP Basics

Mid-Alameda County SELPA

Community Advisory Committee

October 12, 2016 5:30-7:00

Welcome from SLUSD!Victoria Forrester

Director of Special Education

Colleen PaliaAssistant Director

Jenny Riester GrahamProgram Specialist

Introduce yourself

Get into groups of 3

Say your name

District and school

Grade of your child/children with a disability

One word that you would use to describe your

child

Agenda

Driving Question:

How can parents and guardians deepen

their understanding of the IEP process?

Outcomes:

By the end of this session parents and

guardians will:

★ Review process for becoming

eligible for special education

★ Clarify the essential parts of the

IEP.

★ Discuss how to strengthen the

collaboration between family and

school.

★ Be able to ask specific questions

about the IEP process.

IEP Process Step 1

Student Success Team

(SST)

Student Success Team

Student Success Team

Meeting

Develop 504 Plan Continue general ed

interventions

IEP

Assess-

ment

Native Language

Parents have the right to

request that IEP and

supporting documentation

be translated into native

language.

IEP Process Step 2

Assessment Team

Family

Student

School psychologist

Special education

teacher

Specialists

General education

IEP ProcessStep 3

Initial Individualized

Education Plan (IEP)

Assessment reports shared

Special Education eligibility

determined and agreed upon

If eligible, first IEP is written

Eligibility Determination

Video: Growing up with

ADHD and Dyslexia

Questions &

Answers

Parts of the IEP:Present Levels

Current levels of

performance in school:

Academic

Communication

Social/Emotional

Functional

Health

Parts of the IEP:Goals

Typically written for one

year

Has a baseline

Uses some common core

standards

Parts of the IEP:Accommodations and Modifications

Sample

Extremely useful for general

education teachers

Used to teach self advocacy

Parts of the IEP:Services

What services does the

school need to put in

place to make it possible

for the student to achieve

her or his goal?

Specialized Academic

Instruction

Language and Speech

Behavior Support Plan

Specialist

Parts of the IEP:Placement

Where can the student

get his or her services?

How does an IEP help my child?

Team of

specialists

supporting the

student

Protection by law

Building a collaborative relationshipEveryone is an expert in a

different area

Questions & Answers

Thank you!