Putting the I in IEP

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Services detailed in IDEA include:

1.  Transition services and planning 2.  Individualized Education Programs 3.  Early intervention services 4.  Due process provisions 5.  Disciplinary services 6.  Free appropriate public education

What is an IEP?

•   IEP stands for Individualized Education Program (IEP).

•   The IEP describes the educational plan for a student with a disability; including individualized accommodations and personal goals.

What is the Purpose of an IEP?

The purpose of the IEP is to make sure that you, your family, and school staff knows what your educational program and accommodations will be this year.

Parts of an IEP Current performance Yearly goals. Special education and related services. Participation with non-disabled children. Participation in state and district‑wide tests. Transition service needs. Measuring progress.

IEP Team Members •   You •   Your parents •   Regular education

teachers •   Special education

teachers •   Someone who can talk

about your evaluation results

•   Someone from the school system

•   People from transition service agencies (OVR, MHMR, CIL)

•   Anyone who know you well and want to be there

Possible IDEA Accommodations •   Counseling services •   Medical services •   Occupational therapy •   Travel training and mobility services •   Physical therapy •   Psychological treatment •   Rehabilitation counseling services •   School health services •   Social work services in schools •   Speech-language services •   Transportation •   Job training

What is a 504 Plan? Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

–   Section 504 is part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. It was made so that people with disabilities were protected from discrimination while in public school. Section 504 says that all people with disabilities need to have access to a public education.

–   Some protections against discriminated address: admissions accessibility housing, modifications accommodations, or aids

–   The academic program must take all reasonable measures to make the courses accessible for a person with a disability.

–   The institute must provide any services or accommodations to the individual at no cost to them

504 vs IEP

504 Plan Established as a civil

rights law under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Eliminates barriers to equal opportunities

IEP Created as an educational

act under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Requires the provision of services, supports, and specialized education to achieve individualized goals

504 Accommodations

Reasonable Accommodations are things the school or your teacher can do to make learning easier for you through adapting or adjusting materials or the way they teach it

Examples of 504 Accommodations

•   Note-taking Accommodations (ex. use of an audio recorder or a computer)

•   Test Taking Accommodations (ex. extended time for tests)

•   Reading or Writing Accommodations (ex. written tests could be administered orally)

Your IEP or 504 Plan is all about YOU! Speak your mind so you get what you really want and need.

GOLDEN RULE

  A bunch of people wearing shirts and ties.   Some people you may not know   Your principal and your parents in the same room   People using words and acronyms that you do not

know   Talking about things that are difficult for you in school   Advocating

What can be Scary About Your IEP or 504 Meeting:

IEP You

It’s YOUR Life- YOU Need to Involved

Why is it important for YOUth to be involved?

 So that:   You know what rights

and accommodations that you have!

  You don’t let others make decisions for you!

  You can set your own goals!

1.  Prepare for the meeting 2.  Communicate your

interest 3.  Practice 4.  Advocate 5.  Follow-Up

How You Can Participate in Your IEP or 504 Meeting:

Doing the Prep Work

Getting Ready for the Meeting

A.  Talk to your parents and teachers about your disability

B.  Review last year's IEP/504 plan C.  Search online to find what accommodations

that other youth have

Do the Research

Write Down Your Ideas and What You Find

Write it down Write down answers to the following questions, then ask two other people to answer the same questions about you. Compare the answers.

  What are you good at?   What is hard for you (What class is hardest

for you? Why is it hard?)?   What helps you do well?   What accommodations would help you do

better?

It’s Your Voice

  List your activities   List your interests   List your chores  What makes these easy or hard for you? Why

Do you like or dislike them?   List the ways the you learn best

Classes

Classes I Like or Do Well In

•   List what classes

you like or do well in

•   Why do you well in these classes?

Classes I Don’t Like or Don’t Do Well In

 List what classes you do not like or do not do well at  Why are these classes tough for you?

What’s working ? List all of your accommodations in either the “IS Working” or the “IS NOT Working” box

IS Working

•   List what accommodations are working for you

IS NOT Working

•   List what accommodations are not working for you

What I Want to Change

  List what accommodations or IEP goals that you would like to try for the coming year

Se#ng  Goals    

–  Think  of  a  goal  –  Think  of  whether  it  is  realis4c  to  achieve  goal  –  Who  can  help  you  achieve  that  goal  –  What  are  the  steps  to  achieving  the  goal  

 

My G0als

Goals for during high school

•   List your goals that you want to complete while you are still in school

•   List your goals for this year

Goals for after graduation

•   List your goals to complete after high school

Review for Your IEP

Can you answer the following questions? A.  What is your disability? B.  How does it affect you? C.  What accommodations do you need to do well? D.  What are your goals for this year? What are your

goals for after high school?

Communicate Your Interest

A.  Tell your parents and teachers that you want to attend,

participate, and lead the meeting B.  Ask them to help you prepare

Running Your IEP or 504 Meeting

1.  Welcome everyone to the meeting and thank them for coming

Running Your IEP or 504 Meeting

2. Talk about the things you practiced, including: –   Your disability –   Your strengths and needs

you have in each of your classes

–   The accommodations you need and why you need them

–   Your goals for the next year –   Your transition plans for the

future.

Running Your IEP or 504 Meeting

3. Listen to ideas from the IEP team members. If you don't understand something, ask for an explanation.

4. Share your feelings about the goals and objectives

5. When the meeting is over, thank everyone for attending.