Summary The IEP Process as a Tool for Collaboration describes the thorough process and different components that are involved when developing an IEP for a student with disabilities. The article focuses on the idea of collaboration between all IEP team members to help ensure that the student with disabilities receives a meaningful and beneficial education. The IEP team consists of many different people who play a role in the child’s life, often including: the child’s parents, school principal, special education teacher, general education teacher, paraprofessionals, therapists, physicians, and many others. Collaboration among these individuals is vital in the development of an IEP because each member of the team contributes their own opinions,…
First of all, after Paul’s eyes had gotten damaged, when he was at Lake Windsor Middle School, he was told he couldn’t play soccer. It started after Paul got his IEP form on page 27, “Paul is entitled to take part in our IEP program.” Instead of telling his mom not to sign the IEP form, Paul just backs off and lets it happen. “I stepped outside to show that I wanted no part of that conversation” (page 27). This choice created led to Paul being kicked off the soccer team.…
There are some instances where a child receives both Section 504 accommodations and services from an Individualized Education Program (IEP). For example, a student with a learning disability and cerebral palsy may have both an IEP for her learning disability, which is covered by IDEA and a Section 504 plan for her cerebral palsy, to assist with mobility across the school campus. Students who enter public education with a disability are entitled to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) regardless the severity of their condition. Therefore, this statute is imperative for public education because it reassures parents that their children who are disabled, impeding one or more major life activities, can receive a free productive education in…
The IEP team is then responsible for laying out when and to what extent the child is out of the LRE. IDEA entitles all children with disabilities to access public education, and must provide the child with a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). Due to Beth not making progress on goals, Beth was receiving few benefits from the mainstream setting. The IEP proposed a setting that would still provide access to non-disabled peers to the extent that was most appropriate for her to access her education in a way that was most meaningful to her as well as allow for academic progress.…
Standard base IEP’s allows teachers, students and parents to look at the student’s current progress verse traditional when you focus on the student’s strengths and challenges. Standard Base IEP’s allows for direction, which is centralized by points of achievement. This offers the IEP team a visual path to what the student may need to work on and modes of assistance that can be offered. Traditional IEP’s were broader and did not centralize the needs of the students.…
As a special education teacher, her main focus is on her students’ academic performance in the classroom, and she creates her lesson plans based on her students’ needs. The downside is that Mrs. Taylor feels the documentation of the each student’s IEP takes away time from the classroom. She feels that she can identify and know what her students’ need and goals based on her observations and interactions in…
In the general education courses I team teach in, I will have to make sure that the appropriate accommodations and assistance devices are being implemented with my students attending the special education courses. With the implementation of these accommodations and devices, my students can have a fair chance to preform on the same level as their classmates despite their disabilities. Additionally, when I start my special education classes, I will have to plan lessons that help the students make progress with their IEP goals and objectives. The grades they recieve from the work assigned in the special education course will be graded using the same grading scale for the…
The special education department must make sure that all accommodations are being followed by the educators and the school. The special education department must also set up and hold IEP meetings with the parents of students and the school to determine how the IEP will be written for the following year. The special education department will also pull students to give further assistance to students who may be struggling. The Special education department is set up to help all students with…
The article “Triangulated IEP Transition Goals- Developing Relevant and Genuine Annual Goals” discusses what makes transition successful for students with disabilities. The IDEA (individual with Disabilities Education Act) requires the transition planning to prepare students for adulthood. IEP teams are in charge of developing the transition plan for students with disabilities. When developing a transition plan they must consider students academic and functional skills.…
Six Tips for Successful IEP Meetings Communication between the school and the parents are vital to the proper educational development of children. Most schools seek to have a partnership between the teacher and parent for all students, but it is even more crucial for children with special needs. The article tells a story of little boy and his struggle in the classroom. It is an example of how the school and parents lack of communication caused the boy’s behavior to get out of hand. The boy was already receiving special education services for speech articulation, however, his IEP did not address all issues.…
IEPs were submitted for the student for the following dates: May 19, 2015, August 20, 2015, September 28, 2015, December 4, 2015, December 16, 2015, February 10, 2016, February 23, 2016, April 6, 2016, August 11, 2016, and August 26, 2016. The student’s annual goals for all IEPs were in the curriculum and learning, social and emotional behavior, independent functioning and communication, and required activities such as identifying and categorizing words or objects, counting objects, writing and typing, demonstrating nonaggressive behavior, transitioning from task to task, performing tasks independently and making choices. Specially designed instruction required by the IEPs is as…
This IEP meeting was for a student, whom I will call Laura, for an annual IEP meeting. She is an ELL student, so the meeting started with us waiting for about 45 minutes for the translator. She was late due to another meeting, and the mother spoke no English, so we had to wait patiently. Once everyone was in attendance, we started with introductions. The people in attendance at the meeting were as follows: special education teacher, general education science teacher, mother, interpreter, school psychologist, assistant principle, and myself.…
1. What were the two main findings in the PARC Case (1971)? The case of Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania consists in a sue against a state law which denied access to education to children with disabilities who have not reached the 5 year old mental developmental. The two main findings in this case are the right of students with mental retardation to receive free public education and, as long as possible, include this kind of students in a regular classroom rather than an isolated special class.…
What are the roles of each participant in the IEP team (include the student)? In the IEP video there was a cast of members present in the IEP meeting for Dominic. Some of the major roles of the meeting was the IEP team coordinator who was also the special education teacher of the school. During the meeting she was the one who would facilitate and guide the meeting.…
Secondary Education Services and Annual IEP Goals When planning for the future of students with disabilities, one may experiences many concern because we do not know what the future holds. Transition services are established in order to prepare student to make a successful transition from school to post-school life. Transition services include many components such as: • Design instruction- instruction will be given to students to build the skills that are required in order for them to achieve their post-secondary goals. Instruction will be given to meet the student academic needs but courses may be taking from the general or special education classes depend on the need of the student. • Related services- are services that needed in order for…