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Tips for IEP Meetings

Tips for IEP Meetings. Presented By: Marsha Holleman Jenny Kurzer Nancy Simmons Lauren Whitson. Before the Meeting. Schedule date with appropriate team members(including LEA, regular education teacher, related service providers, behavior specialists, school psychologist, etc.)

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Tips for IEP Meetings

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  1. Tips for IEP Meetings Presented By: Marsha Holleman Jenny Kurzer Nancy Simmons Lauren Whitson

  2. Before the Meeting • Schedule date with appropriate team members(including LEA, regular education teacher, related service providers, behavior specialists, school psychologist, etc.) • Review student progress (print out of grades, test scores, regular education teacher input, attendance, discipline data) • Give transition assessments for students 14+ • Draft IEP and send home to parents 5 days in advance. • Prepare an agenda if needed • Accumulate needed paperwork for meeting such as minutes, parent handbook, and drafted forms.

  3. During the Meeting • Ask someone to take minutes of the meeting. • Introductions of team members • Give Handbook on Parents’ Rights • Ask the parent to sign the invitation, if not signed already • Review the purpose of the meeting

  4. During the Meeting (con’t) • Review each section of the forms with input from the team. Make sure to document parent concerns and visions for the student. • Complete the DEC 5, Prior Written Notice • Make sure all signature pages are signed by everyone • Give parent copies or plan to send home later.

  5. After the meeting • Make sure all forms are finalized in EASYIEP • Send copies of paperwork home to parents, if not already given. • Complete a CECAS form • Give Accommodation Review forms to Data Manager at your school • Update teachers with new information about classroom accommodations and goals, etc.

  6. Reminders • Use language that parents understand, clearly defining acronyms, etc. • If the team decides to add/drop a related service a reevaluation is required. • Support a change in placement with detailed data!!! • Review guidelines for change in placement on our EC website.

  7. Reminders (con’t) • Plan ahead and plan to meet early! • LIVE meetings are encouraged. • If a student is taking EXTEND 1, there needs to be objectives listed in IEP. • If a student is taking NCEXTEND 2, competency goals need to be listed in the IEP. • Make sure to address the justification statement if a student takes an alternate assessment (EXTEND 1 or 2)

  8. Resources available on EC Website • Tips for IEP Meetings • Sample agenda • Sample DEC 5 • Accommodation/Modification sheet • IEP Guide for Writing Present Levels

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