Preparing for the IEP: LOVAs & Goals

What is the first thing you would do when you get the notice for an IEP meeting for one of your students?

• Complete the Student, Parent and Teacher LOVAs

• Have the student complete an invitation.

• Draft an evaluation summary and send it to the Special Education Coordinator Ms. Macauley at least 7 days before the meeting.

• All of these answers are correct.

Beatrix said in her Student LOVA that she does not do chores at home.

What part of the PLoP would you put this information in?

• Evaluation section

• Academic Development section - Academic, Developmental and Functional Needs

• Social Development - Social Development Needs

• Physical Development - Physical Development Needs

Ms. Wallace said in her Parent LOVA that she would like for her son Marsalis to participate in a Supported Employment program when he completes high school.

What part of the PLoP would you put this information in?

• Evaluation Section

• Academic Development section - Student Strengths

• Academic Development section - Academic, Developmental and Functional Needs

• Social Development - Student Strengths

Ezekiel said in his Student LOVA that his least favorite subject is Social Studies.

What part of the PLoP would you put this information in?

• Evaluation Section

• Academic Development section - Student Strengths

• Academic Development section - Academic, Developmental and Functional Needs

• Social Development - Student Strengths

Which sections of the Teacher Level One Vocational Assessment should be used as data for Social Development part of the PLoP?

• • Basic Skills

  • Thinking Skills

• • Social Emotional Development

  • Interpersonal Skills

• • Integrated Learning

  • Career Development

• • Technology

  • Management of Resources

Which SANDI item would be the most appropriate one to flag as an IEP goal for reading for an early learner?

• 37. Uses 3 pictures to retell the main topic and 2 key details in a familiar text.  

• 35. Identifies 5 rhyming words by matching each word to its corresponding word family.

• 48. Recites 5 letters of the alphabet. Cue: "Say some letters of the alphabet."

• 28. Completes an ABC inset puzzle (at least 10 letters). Cue: "Put this ABC puzzle together."

Imogene got a 2 out of 4 on the following SANDI Writing item: 46. Writes additional 5 sentences from a story starter, describing the response of characters to a situation and including a conclusion based on a story starter.  As written, would this be an appropriate Measurable Annual goal for her?

• Yes, Imogene has not yet mastered this skill so as written, this would be an appropriate Measurable Annual goal for her.

• No, Imogene has mastered this skill so as written, it would not be an appropriate Measurable Annual goal for her.

• No, as written it would not be an appropriate Measurable Annual goal for her but this is an item that could be flagged as the skill she needs to develop.

Which SANDI item would be the most appropriate one to flag as an IEP goal for writing for a FAST Level 2 student?

• 53. Capitalizes 10 proper nouns in a paragraph.  

• 52. Uses quotation marks in 5 sentences.

• 56. Adds correct punctuation (e.g., question mark, exclamation point, and period) to 10 sentences in a paragraph.

• 51. Writes a personal opinion statement with 5 supporting facts about a current event when given a current event article with picture. Use rubric from item 49. Attach Sample

How would you draft this IEP flagged SANDI item as a Measurable Annual Goal?

46. Writes additional 5 sentences from a story starter, describing the response of characters to a situation and including a conclusion based on a story starter.  

• Imogene will write an additional 5 sentences from a story starter, describing the response of characters to a situation and including a conclusion for 5 consecutive assignments.

• With the support of a graphic organizer, Imogene will write 5 sentences in response to a text-based question or writing prompt for 5 consecutive assignments.

• With the support of a graphic organizer, Imogene will write an additional 5 sentences from a story starter, describing the response of characters to a situation and including a conclusion for 5 consecutive assignments.

Which SANDI item would be the most appropriate one to flag as an IEP goal for math for a FAST Level 3 student?

• 76. Describes 5 shared attributes of a rectangle and rhombus (e.g., number of vertices, sides, angles, and parallel lines).

• 93. Computes the ratios for time and distance in 5 word problems (e.g., "How long will it take to go 10 miles at 60 miles per hour?") using a calculator.

• 86. Extends an ABCDE pattern (e.g., × ○ □ Δ ◊) by adding 5 more symbols when given the pattern written/repeated 2 times. Cue: "Continue this pattern by writing these symbols."

• 40. Identifies day or night in pictures.