Understanding IEP

What is an IEP?

• A written legal document

• It describes special education services for a student with a disability.

• It details how the student is currently performing.

• It acts as a way to measure goals and progress.

What are the 5 main parts of an IEP?

• Present Levels

  My Age

  My Information

  My Disability

  Grades

• Present Levels

  Goals

  Services

  Accommodations

  LRE

• Present Levels

  Goals

  Information

  Progress

  Classes

• Present Levels

  Grades

  Behavior

  Progress

  Class

What does IEP stand for?

• Individualized Education Pieces

• Individualized Educator Place

• Individualized Education Preferred

• Individualized Education Program/Plan

How many times a year does your team need to meet for your IEP meeting?

• 3 times

• 5 times

• 1 time or more if needed

• 2 times

How often do you need to be evaluated for your IEP?

• Once a year

• Every 3 years

• Every 2 years

• Every 5 years

What are the purposes of goals?

• To help me make progress

• To keep track of me

• To know my grades

• To find answers

Who is on your IEP team?

• You

  Parents

  General Education Teachers (Edgenuity)

  Special Education Teacher

  Principal

• You

  Your siblings

  Your Parents

  Your teacher

  Your principal

• Your parents

  Your teacher

  Principal

• Your counselor

  Your teacher

What is an accommodation?

• Something on my IEP

• My assignment being changed

• My grades being changed

• Something that changes in the classroom to help me. Sitting closer to the teacher, having access to notes, etc.

What is a modification?

• Change applied to my behavior to support me

• Changes to my grades

• Changes to my assignments to help support me

• Changes to my setting

If there's anything in my IEP that Ms. Cekalla wants me to remember it's......

• Services

• My accommodations and modifications

• Grades

• Goals