1. Special Education 5101 SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM PLANNINGSESSION 5 IEP PRESENT LEVELSSPED 510Spring 2012

2. IEP defined 2 Individualized Education Program, able to access general ed curriculum Defines support services. Accommodations and modifications Determine and set goals Identify Least Restrictive EnvironmentSPED 510Spring 2012 3. IEP purpose3 Communication vehicle between parent and school district Legal document used to plan together and solve disputes Commitment of the District resources Management tool for services Compliance and monitoring tool Defines process not method Expected outcomes not a performance contractSPED 510Spring 2012 4. Required Members4 Collaboration and consensus General Education teacher Special Education teacher LEA (local education agency representative) Related services Parent Student InterpreterSPED 510 Spring 2012 5. Define IEP student for assignment5 Choose a disability Choose a deficit area of areas (A1) Determine assessments conducted Formal, informal, review of records, observations, parentinterview If possible observe or conduct an assessment of some type, askschool psych, speech or resource teacherSPED 510Spring 2012 6. Present Levels of Performance (PLOPS) 6 Academic and Functional performance including social and behavior Existing evaluation data and most recent evaluation information Progress toward goals(review previous IEP goals)IEP Assessments conducted for IEP Teacher observations and work samplesSPED 510 Spring 2012 7. PLOPs7 Written in an easy to understand language Assessment results described, not just scores Define current functioning Not just grades or test results Basis for rest of IEP componentsSPED 510 Spring 2012 8. PLOPS 8 Second language information and test results Transition assessments and interests Parent input and additional information Additional services Speech, physical education, physical therapy, occupational therapy, health, vision, hearing, mobilitySPED 510Spring 2012