IEP DEVELOPMENTIEP DEVELOPMENTIEP DEVELOPMENTIEP DEVELOPMENTSTAFF DEVELOPMENTSTAFF DEVELOPMENTOCTOBER 14, 2008OCTOBER 14, 2008
PATRICIA GRIFFINPATRICIA GRIFFINADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FOR
SPECIAL EDUCATION/PPSSPECIAL EDUCATION/PPS
IEP COMPONENTS• Student Document Details• Special Alerts• Parent/Guardian • Committee Meeting or Agreement
Information• Decision Based on the Following
Reports or Materials
IEP COMPONENTS• Committee Follow Up Tasks• Committee Recommendations• Special Transportation• Programs• Related Services
IEP COMPONENTS• Programs/Related Services
Notations• Private School (placed by parent)• State Reporting Information• State Aid• Personnel Assignments
IEP COMPONENTS• Program Modifications• Testing Accommodations• Participation in Local and State
Assessments• Extent of Participation in General
Education• Other Options Considered
IEP COMPONENTS• Assistive Technology• Supports for School Personnel• Transcript Information (secondary
only)• How Disability Affects Performance• Academic Achievement
IEP COMPONENTS• Standardized Test Results• State/Local Assessments• Social Development• Physical Development• Management Needs• Annual Goals
DRAFT IEPS FOR CSE• Current functioning and individual needs
from the initial or most recent evaluation– Unique needs– Strengths– What the student can and cannot do– How student’s progress is affected in general
education– Parent concerns
DRAFT IEPS FOR CSE• Instructional and behavioral
supports that have been effective or ineffective
• Accommodations that have been effective or ineffective
• Instructional supports that would likely be used by the student
SPAMS=SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, ACADEMIC, MANAGEMENT AREAS
• Completed by all staff as appropriate• Must use student’s name• Individualized not just pull down
statements on IEP Direct• Begin with strengths• For every need, there must be an
annual goal to address the need
Break-out Session• Go onto IEP Direct• Review your students• Review the SPAMS• Complete the worksheet
Academic Achievement, Functional Performance
and Learning Characteristics
• What is the student’s learning style?• What skill is the student’s strength?• What is the student’s current
independent learning level?• What does this child need in order to
learn?
Social Development
• What type of relationship does this student have with his/her adults or peers?
• How does this student interact with others? Does this student have any difficulty meeting new people, making friends, or helping friends?
Social Development• How does this student feel about
himself?• How does this student adjust
socially to the school and community environment?
Physical Development• Does this child have physical skills
or limitations that pertain to the learning process?
• Are there motor, sensory, or health development concerns?
Physical Development• Is fatigue a concern?• What are the results of the latest
physical, hearing and vision exams?
Management Needs• Does this student benefit from small
group instruction; cooperative learning groups; working independently?
• Does this student need: preferential seating; consistent room arrangement and seating assignment; consistent routine?
Management Needs• Does this student require
additional teacher or teaching assistant services?
• Does this student need daily assistance organizing material?
Services• Are program modifications
appropriate to the student’s participation in the gen. ed. curriculum?
• Are testing accommodations appropriate and realistic?
Annual Goals• For every need is there a goal?• For every testing accommodation
is there a goal?• Are there goals for which there are
no needs?• Is the criteria 2-4 weeks?
Committee on Special Education or Annual
Review• Progress Reports• Review the questions looked at in
staff development• Review present levels of
performance, skills, services, goals• Annual goals should focus on
strategies
Committee on Special Education or Annual
Review• Teacher reports• Attendance• Extra help • General education services• ESL• Use of services
Committee on Special Education or Annual
Review• Classification• Document Details• Annual goals should change
throughout the student’s school years
• CSE makes the decision as a team