 Overview
of the IEP Process
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Michigan's
Individualized Education Program (IEP) Development Process
In an effort to build an integrated system to implement
requirements and practices that are compliant AND focused on results
for students, the Office of Special Education and Early Intervention
Services (OSE-EIS) has developed the following awareness documents
and training materials for the Individualized Education Program
(IEP) Development Process.
Passing
Math: The Michigan High School Diploma and the “Personal Curriculum”
How
Students w/Significant Disabilities
Can Use Choice in
the IEP (PDF)
For students with significant disabilities, especially for
students who are unable to talk, meaningful participation in the IEP
is difficult. These students often struggle to communicate basic
choices about daily activities; therefore, their personal curriculum
goals are not usually solicited as part of the IEP process. Yet, we
all agree that student participation in the IEP process is an
important goal.
How
to Use a Parent IEP Attachment
Until recently, I had great difficulty getting
districts to take parent attachments seriously. Recently, I was told
that the district could not attach such a document to the IEP! I
turned to Prior Notice in the Procedural
Safeguards section of the statute. Prior Notice
specifies that requests made by the parent must be accepted or
rejected , and that the IEP team must list the reasons for accepting
or rejecting the proposal. (Note: Section 1415(c) describes the
specific requirements for Prior Written Notice; see pages 100-101 in
Wrightslaw: IDEA
2004)
IEP Tools for Teachers:
Supporting Students
in General Education
This 5-part series includes important
information on People First Language, Creating Meaningful IEPs,
Curriculum Modifications & Adaptations, Collaborative Teaming,
Positive Behavior Supports, Social Relationships & Social Networks,
Transitions, Ideas That Have Worked, and features an Annotated
Bibliography of Inclusion Resources.
IDEA:
Behavior, LRE and Parental Involvement
The Project Forum, which facilitates
improved services to children and youth with disabilities by gathering
and sharing information that supports changes to policy and practice
at the national, state and local levels, released the State and Local
Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) study.
Download the three sections of the report:
Increasing the Use of Positive Approaches for Addressing Behavioral
Issues of Students with IEPs,
Placing and Serving Children with Disabilities in the Least
Restrictive Environment (PDF) and
Increasing Involvement of Parents of Children with Disabilities
(PDF).
IEP
Tactics & Strategy: The "Letter to a Stranger"
What is a "Letter to a Stranger"? When you write letters to a
school, these letters will be read by strangers. Many important
decisions about your child's education are made by strangers. What
impression will your letter make on a stranger? Will the stranger see
you as an angry, negative complainer? Or will the stranger
see you as a rational, thoughtful parent who is expressing valid
concerns?
A
Student's Guide to the IEP (PDF)
The Student’s Guide series is written
especially for students with disabilities.
Many parents and educators
approach an individualized education program (IEP) team meeting
with a certain amount of caution. Parents and educators feel
this way even though evidence shows that most IEP team meetings
proceed rather quickly and quietly. IEP team participants may
worry that some-thing will go wrong or that participants will
disagree, or they may feel unprepared.
IDEA
2004: What You Need to Know About IEPs & IEP Meetings
When Congress reauthorized IDEA
2004, they made significant changes to Individualized Education
Programs (IEPs) in several areas.
Seven
Habits of Highly Effective IEP Teams (PDF)
Fundamental in our efforts to become proactive members of lEP
teams is adopting an attitude that is collaborative, facilitative, and
responsible. To be proactive requires a shift in our thinking from a
deficit-based model of education to a capacity model.
Complaint
Procedures for Special Education -
click here (PDF; Michigan)
IEP Pop-Up
Feeling disenfranchised?
Tired of showing
up at your child's IEP and leaving dazed, confused, and frustrated?
Or
feeling like every time you make a suggestion you hit a brick wall?
Find responses you can use to common
"hurdle talk" - words and attitudes that keep the IEP meeting from
being successful - as you are advocating for your child's needs.
Looking
for a specific word or phrase? Check our
Glossary.
Download
the (pdf) Special Education
Glossary by Calvin and Tricia Luker
Self-directed
Support Corporations (SDSC) and Microboards (PDF; size=101k)
What A Difference a SDSC Can Make: Joshua’s House
Incorporated! by Jackie Golden "Self-directed Support Corporations (SDSC’s)
and Microboards share the same philosophy. Simply put they are a small
legal provider for one person with a disability, but then again, they
are much more than that. Both the SDSC and the Microboard put control
and direction of supports back in the hands of the person with the
disability needing the supports." Read this article to learn more
about this exciting concept.
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