IEP’s for the General Education Teacher

1. IEP’s for the General Education Teacher Courtney Stockton

2. “…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

3. 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.

4. IEP vs. 504 • IEP 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.

5. 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

6. Required Components of the IEPPart 1-Paperwork • Student Info and Services (Front Page) • Present Levels Of Performance (PLOP) • Transition To Adult Life Pages • Goals • Old • New

7. 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)

8. Required Components of the IEPPart 1-Paperwork (cont.) *When needed • 10. Agreement/Attendance (Signature) • 11. Positive Behavior Support Plan (PBSP)* • 12. Miscellaneous Other Forms*

9. Student Info and Services (Front Page) Student Info Case Manager Info Services Provided Through IEP

10. Present Levels of Performance What the Student Can Do Now

11. Transition To Adult Life (Page 1)

12. Transition To Adult Life (Page 2)

13. Annual Goals Watch for GenEd What the Student is Working On

14. Classroom Accommodations and Modifications Things You Can Do In Class These are rare but watch for them

15. Testing Accommodations and Modifications

16. Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) GENED Both GenEd and SpEd classes will be listed here

17. Additional Page (Notes)

18. Positive Behavior Support Plan (PBSP) (Page 1)

19. Positive Behavior Support Plan (PBSP) (Page 2)

20. Specific Learning Disability Eligibility Summary

21. English Language Development (ELD)

22. IEP Notice Look For Your Name Here Meeting Time and Place

23. Staff IEP Notice Meeting Time and Place Look For Your Name Here

24. Excusal Form

25. Manifestation Determination

26. 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

27. Required Components of the IEPPart 2-Meetings (cont.) 3) Manifestation Determination (MD) 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

28. Required Components of the IEPPart 2-Meetings (cont.) • 4) Miscellaneous A) 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

29. 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 • Bing Images. “Scales of Justice” (Picture Slide 27) Retrieved from http://blog.timesunion.com/opinion/time-to-restore-the-rule-of-law-in-full/11200/scales-of-justice-2/ 11/3/2012

30. 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