IEP’s for the General Education Teacher

Courtney Stockton

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“…no one with a disability can be excluded from participating in federally funded programs or activities, including elementary, secondary or postsecondary schooling.”-Terri Mauro

Matty Finishes the Race Video

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Terminology

Person First Language - Putting the person before their disability

IEP - Individualized Education Plan/Program

SpEd - Special Education

GenEd - General Education

Accommodation - Does not fundamentally alter what the student is supposed to know or do.

Modification - Does fundamentally alter what the student is supposed to know or do.

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IEP vs. 504IEP is a legal document that schools and districts MUST follow.

Has certain timelines and required components that need to be present in order to be legal

If a student has an IEP they are in SpEd.

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IEP vs. 504

504 Plans are also legal documents

The 504 Plan comes from the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Department of Labor)

The 504 Plan gives students NOT in SpEd accommodations (and sometimes modifications)

Not as strict about components or timelines

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Required Components of the IEPPart 1-Paperwork

1. Student Info and Services(Front Page)

2. Present Levels Of Performance (PLOP)

3. Transition To Adult Life Pages

4. Goals• Old• New

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Required Components of the IEPPart 1-Paperwork (cont.)

5. Classroom Accommodations/Modifications

6. Testing Accommodations/Modifications

7. Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

8. Additional Page (Notes)

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Required Components of the IEP

Part 1-Paperwork (cont.)

*When needed

10. Agreement/Attendance (Signature)

11. Positive Behavior Support Plan (PBSP)*

12. Miscellaneous Other Forms*

9Services Provided

Through IEP

Student Info and Services (Front Page)

Student Info

Case Manager Info

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Present Levels of Performance

What the Student Can Do Now

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Transition To Adult Life (Page 1)

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Transition To Adult Life (Page 2)

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What the Student is Working On

Annual Goals

Watch for GenEd

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Classroom Accommodations and Modifications

Things You Can Do In Class

These are rare but watch for them

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Testing Accommodations and Modifications

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Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

GEN

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Both GenEd and SpEd classes will be listed here

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Additional Page (Notes)

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Positive Behavior Support Plan (PBSP) (Page 1)

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Positive Behavior Support Plan (PBSP) (Page 2)

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Specific Learning Disability Eligibility Summary

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English Language Development (ELD)

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IEP Notice

Look For Your Name Here Meeting Time and

Place

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Staff IEP Notice

Look For Your Name

Here

Meeting Time and Place

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Excusal Form

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Manifestation Determination

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Required Components of the IEPPart 2-Meetings

1) Annual A) Held every year

B) Typically no formal assessment is done i) Progress towards goals 2) Triennial A) Held every three years

B) Assessment ranges from paper reviews to full educational and psycho-social to re-establish eligibility

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Required Components of the IEPPart 2-Meetings (cont.)

3) Manifestation Determination (MD)

A) To determine if negative behaviors are a result of the student’s disability

B) Held when student is facing 10 days of suspension and there is a “pattern”C) Must be held any time a student commits an expellable offense

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Required Components of the IEPPart 2-Meetings (cont.)

4) MiscellaneousA) Parent requests-school has 30 days to have meeting

B) Teacher/Administration request-mostly done as a case conference

C) Student request-same 30 day requirement as parent request

References• Bing Images. “Children Running” (Picture Slide 2) Retrieved from

http://getoffthecouchpotato.net/?p=85 11/3/2012

• Bing Images. “Goals” (Picture Slide 6) Retrieved from http://www.wallpapervn.net/2012/03/backgrounds-soccer-wallpapers.html 11/3/2012

• Bing Images. “Guiding Principles” (Picture Slide 7) Retrieved from http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/formsnotices/IEP/training/module1_files/textonly/slide5.html 11/3/2012

• Bing Images. “IEP” (Picture Slide 5) Retrieved from http://www.mennostijntjes.nl/acteur/iep.html 11/3/2012

• Bing Images. “IEP Roadmap” (Picture Slide 26) Retrieved from http://www.specialed.us/pl-07/pl07-map.html 11/3/2012

• Bing Images. “IEP Timeline” (Picture Slide 4) Retrieved from http://www.peterspavementpounders.org/2011/09/starting-iep-process.html 11/3/2012

• Bing Images. “Kids in a Circle” (Picture Slide 3) Retrieved from http://www.reconnectedsoul.com/uncategorized/the-buried-treasure-of-true-healing-is/ 11/3/2012

• Bing Images. “Paperwork” (Picture Slide 8) Retrieved from http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/community-shred-event-on-june-54393 11/3/2012

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References• Bing Images. “Section 504” (Picture Slide 5) Retrieved from

http://www.dipity.com/webchick/History-of-the-Federal-Laws-for-Special-Education/#! 11/3/2012

• Bing Images. “Signature” (Picture Slide 28) Retrieved from http://www.davidreed.com/practice_contracts.php 11/3/2012

• Bing Images. “Tablet” (Picture Slide 1) Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/05/education/05tablets.html 11/3/2012

• Murawski, W. W. (2009). Collaborative Teaching in Secondary Schools. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

• Samples, M. (2012). Putting the IEP Into Practice. FAPE Monthly, 1(2), 1-2.

• Mauro, Terri. About.com. What is a 504 Plan?”. Retrieved from http://specialchildren.about.com/od/504s/f/504faq1.htm 8/15/2012

• United States Department of Labor. Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 29 U.S.C. §794(a). Retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/statutes/sec504.htm#.UJIQTRzW7rw 10/31/2012

• Ventura County Special Education Local Plan Area. All IEP forms were developed by the V.C.S.E.L.P.A. and are used by permission.

• YouTube.com. Video retrieved from http://youtu.be/o6Alt2DssYc 8/15/2012