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WorksheetsPolaris Essentials
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following statements is NOT true related to how Polaris supports IEP development?
Goals and Present Levels of Performance can be copied and pasted from one student to the next.
Teams share data and information to enhance the collaboration process.
Automated suggestions along the way help teams take the guesswork out of connecting performance data to applicable IEP goals.
Workflow provides step-by-step guidance that helps teams along the entire IEP journey.
Identify the stages within Polaris:
Plan, Execute, Report, Support
Plan, Write, Execute, Support
Write, Plan, Implement, Support
Plan, Write, Execute, Report
What is the first thing a team member should do to establish collaboration within an IEP team?
Invite team members to join the IEP roadmap as contributors.
Assign assessments to team members.
Ask team members to the IEP meeting.
Create IEP goals and share them with the team.
Which assigned permission will grant team members access to view every section within the roadmap and edit assigned sections?
Assignment Only
Contribute All
View All
Edit All
Key performance indicators (KPIs) keep objectives at the forefront of decision making and planning. What KPI can be found on the main road map page that assists the IEP team in staying on track?
Assessment due dates
Status of Current Roadmaps
Recent Activity
Status of Current Goals
What is an initial step when starting a new Roadmap?
Contact parents for permission
Create start and end dates
Complete Polaris Rubrics
Create SMART goals
Where can a running record of IEP activity on a roadmap be found?
Polaris Reports
Student detail page
Polaris Resources
Polaris Libraries
How does Polaris assist teams in writing Present Levels of Performance (PLOP)?
Teams can review goal suggestions
Teams can review the accommodations and modifications sections within the Polaris Library.
Teams can look in the Goal Bank and find goals related to a student's needs.
Teams complete Profiles related to identified areas of need and use those results to customize PLOP.
How does Polaris assist teams in ensuring that goals are written in SMART format and individualized for a student?
Polaris suggests goals in a SMART format based on student data.
Goals cannot be assigned to team members or parents to edit in the planning phase of the IEP.
Team members are offered a short video in Resources on making SMART goals.
Suggested goals are automatically individualized to target a student's specific needs.
Within the Plan Stage, what are the five focal areas that assist teams in planning and preparing an IEP?
Modifications, Assessments, Goals, Strategies, Resources
Profiles, Resources, Assessments, Accommodations, Modifications
Profiles, Assessments, Goals, Accommodations, Modifications
Assessments, Profiles, Goals, Instructional Strategies, Modifications
In what section of Polaris can progress monitoring tools be found?
Report
Write
Plan
Execute
What benefits does Polaris provide for data analysis?
An aimline to compare student performance to the trajectory of growth a student must make to meet a goal
Automatic notification of when a student is ‘Making Progress’ or ‘In Danger’
Automatic notification of when a student is ‘Making Progress’ or ‘In Danger’
Only data from Polaris can be used to monitor student progress
Which resource can be found in Polaris using the Resources tab?
Lesson plans
Instructional strategies
Progress monitoring reports
Legal documents
How can Polaris be used to involve parents/guardians prior to an IEP meeting?
Ask them to add data points for student assessments
Ask them to add data points for student assessments
Ask them to review goal suggestions based on assessment results and give feedback
Ask them to write the present levels of performance based on their observations
Where can you find information on “How to Write SMART Goals”?
Polaris Resources
Polaris Reports
Polaris Libraries
Polaris Roadmap Suggestions
Why are the suggested materials and resources available in Execute important to a student’s Roadmap ?
They automatically create lesson plans for team members
The materials help the team monitor student progress
The materials and resources provide tools for teams to use to support student learning and practice of skills outlined in goals
Tells team members exactly how to collect data
What benefits do Polaris reports provide for IEP teams?
Celebrate achievement, ensures collaboration, document compliance
Ensures collaboration, communicate progress, valid administrative evaluations
Document compliance, celebrate achievements, communicate progress
Communicate progress, ensure collaboration, document compliance
To establish a reliable trend of student progress or to view trend analysis suggestions, how many data points are necessary for an objective?
6
10
2
5
What report provides the IEP team with a summary of changes to the instructional material that supports academic success?
Profile Results Report
Goals Progress Report
Accommodations and Modifications Report
Status of IEP Roadmap Report
What are some of the key results when using Polaris for IEP planning and implementation?
Unified teams, assessment driven data, compliant IEP, IEPs are written automatically
More parent engagement, informed instruction, compliant IEP, IEPs are written automatically
Compliant IEP, unified team, informed instruction, assessment-driven data
Informed Instruction, IEPs are written automatically, more parent engagement, assessment driven data
