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Caring for our People Training

Caring for our People Training. Individual Education Plans. An IEP contains …. What the student will learn this year, (educational goals) Where he/she will learn this (alternative school, regular or special classroom

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Caring for our People Training

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  1. Caring for our People Training Individual Education Plans

  2. An IEP contains … • What the student will learn this year, (educational goals) • Where he/she will learn this (alternative school, regular or special classroom • Services the school will provide (speech therapy, physical therapy, counseling

  3. More on what an IEP contains … • Whether the student will start services year-round or during the school year • When services will start, how often the student will receive services and how long they will last • Whether the student will have the same high school graduation requirements as other students

  4. Help with the IEP meeting • Parent should be able to bring anyone they want to the meeting • If you don’t feel comfortable asking for what you need, bring someone else to ask for you • Discuss with your student what you want decided in the meeting

  5. What can a student/parent do at an IEP meeting? • Ask for what the student needs!! • Ask for different goals, extra services, anything you feel is necessary • Encourage the student to go to their own IEP meeting

  6. Quick Tips - Involving Parents • Make sure the parents know there is a meeting do not assume they are just uninterested • Use non-traditional means of communication, such as sending notes home with the bus driver • Provide transportation • Provide child care • Provide refreshments

  7. Tips for students involved in IEP meetings • Think ahead of time about what you want to learn this year • Think about what you want to do when you get out of school • Talk about your ideas with other people • Practice speaking in front of a mirror or talking into a tape recorder

  8. More tips for students • Talk to your parents about what you want decided at the meeting • Talk to your teachers about what you want • Write a note if you do not want to go, or have someone help you write it • Bring someone to the meeting to back you up

  9. Examples of what should be in an IEP • Statement of how the student is doing • Details about how often the parents will be notified about the student’s progress • Proof that the team addressed parent concerns • Results of recent tests and details about upcoming tests • Transition planning

  10. Some thing to know about the IEP process • Every student in special education is required to have an IEP • The IEP should be completed before services are provided to the student • The parents should get a free copy of the IEP or other other information • If neither parent can attend the meeting, the school must ensure parent participation by phone calls, etc.

  11. Suspending or expelling students with disabilities • Notify parents on the same day the decision is made • Give the parents a copy of their rights • Hold an IEP meeting w/in 10 days to decide if the behavior was due to the student’s disability • Write up a plan to correct the student’s behavior

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