IEP Participation
Special EducationParaprofessional Workbook
Module 3
Special Educationand IEPs
•The IEP is a written documentdeveloped for each eligible studentwith a disability.
•The IEP documents speciallydesigned instruction and relatedservices.
•The IEP is the product of a team.
IEP Team Meeting andTeam Member Participation
•Student’s parents oradult student
•Special educationteacher/provider
•Regular educationteacher of the student
•LEA administrator orrepresentative
•Related serviceprovider
•Qualified persons tointerpret evaluationresults
•Child/student
•Transition agencyrepresentative
•Part C Coordinatorrepresentative
•Other representatives
Major IEP Elements
•Present Levels of AcademicAchievement and FunctionalEducational Performance
•Strengths/Needs, Special Factors,and Parent Concerns
•Measurable Annual Goals
•Short-Term Objectives/Benchmarks
Major IEP Elements
•Transition Services Plan
•Services
•Assessments
•OSDE Form 7
Secondary TransitionServices
•Designed to help students with disabilitiesprepare for life after high school.
•Must be included on the IEP.
•Opportunity for the student to think aboutand identify post-school goals.
•Opportunity for educators to structuretransition components to facilitateattainment of student’s goals.
Related Services
•Speech-languagepathology and audiologyservices
•Interpreting services
•Psychological services
•Physical andoccupational therapy
•Recreation (includingtherapeutic)
•Early ID and assessmentof disabilities in children
•Counseling services(including rehabilitation)
•Orientation and mobilityservices
•Medical services fordiagnostic or evaluationpurposes
•School health and nurseservices
•Social work services inschools
•Parent counseling andtraining
Related Services
•With respect to each service,the IEP must specify:
–When the service will begin;
–How often it will be provided andfor what amount of time; and
–Where it will be provided.
Accommodations
•Presentation accommodations
•Response accommodations
•Setting accommodations
•Timing/schedulingaccommodations
Accommodation Defined
•Changes in the curriculum, instruction, or testingformat or procedures that enable students withdisabilities to participate in a way that allows themto demonstrate their abilities rather than disabilities.Accommodations are generally considered toinclude assistive technology as well as changes inpresentation, response, timing, scheduling, andsettings that do not fundamentally alter therequirements. Accommodations do not invalidateassessment results.
–Special Education Handbook, Oklahoma State Departmentof Education
Adaptation(Modification)
•Changes to curriculum, instruction, or assessmentsthat fundamentally alter the requirements, but thatenable a student with an impairment thatsignificantly impacts performance an opportunity toparticipate. Adaptations include strategies thatchange the level of learning expectation.Adaptations invalidate assessment results andprovide incomparable results.
–Special Education Handbook, Oklahoma State Departmentof Education
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