INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP) …

Mississippi Department of Education Office of Special Education

INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION

PROGRAM (IEP) DEVELOPMENT

GUIDANCE

Creating a Program to Benefit Children with Disabilities

MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

Mississippi Board of Education

Dr. O. Wayne Gann, Chair Mrs. Kami Bumgarner

Mr. William Harold Jones Dr. John R. Kelly

Mr. Charles McClelland Mr. Richard Morrison Mrs. Rosemary G. Aultman

State Superintendent of Education

Dr. Carey M. Wright

Chief Academic Officer

Dr. Kim S. Benton

State Director of Special Education

Mrs. Gretchen Cagle

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 Section 1

Section 2

OVERVIEW OF THE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP)

1

IEP Implementation Requirements

1

IEP Form: Timeline Information, Child Demographic Data, and Parent

Information

2

IEP Committee

3

IEP Form: IEP Committee Participants for the Initial/Annual Meeting 3

IEP Form: Additional Meetings to Review, Revise, or Amend the IEP 5

IEP Form: Summary of Revisions

6

CHAPTER 2 CREATING A STANDARDS-BASED IEP

7

Section 1 Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance

(Steps 1-3)

8

Consider Grade-Level Standards

9

Examination of Classroom and Child Data

9

Writing the PLAAFP

10

IEP Form: PLAAFP ? Child's Strengths, Preferences, and Interests 10

IEP Form: PLAAFP ? Impact of Disability and Child Needs

11

IEP Form: PLAAFP ? Parent/Child Input

12

PLAAFP Performance Summary

13

IEP Form: PLAAFP ? Performance Summary

14

Prioritizing the Areas of Concern Included in the PLAAFP

15

Section 2 Guided Questions for Areas of Academic Achievement and Functional

Performance

16

Health, Vision, Hearing, and Motor Abilities

16

Communication Status

17

Academic Performance

18

Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Status

21

Secondary Transition Needs

22

Functional Vision and Learning Media Assessment

24

Section 3 Developing Measurable Annual Goals (Step 4)

25

Writing Measurable Annual Goals

25

Writing Short-Term Instructional Objectives and Benchmarks

(STIO/Bs)

26

Academic Measurable Annual Goals and STIO/Bs

27

Functional Measurable Annual Goals and STIO/Bs

28

IEP Form: Measurable Annual Goals and STIO/Bs

29

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Section 4 Section 5

Section 6 Section 7

Assessing and Reporting Child Progress (Step 5)

29

Determining Current Level of Performance and Sufficient vs.

Insufficient Progress

31

IEP Form: Reporting of Progress

32

Special Considerations

33

IEP Form: Special Considerations for Communication

33

IEP Form: Special Considerations for Assistive Technology

34

IEP Form: Services for Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired 35

IEP Form: Services for Children who are Deaf or Hearing Impaired 36

IEP Form: Special Considerations for Behavior Intervention

37

IEP Form: Services for Children with Limited English Proficiency 38

Identifying Special Education and Related Services (Step 6)

39

IEP Form: Special Education and Related Services

42

Determining Appropriate Participation in State-Wide Assessments

(Step 7)

43

IEP Form: Exemption for Participating in State-Wide Assessments 45

IEP Form: Significant Cognitive Disabilities (SCD) Determination 46

IEP Form: State and District Assessments for Children with an SCD 47

IEP Form: Acknowledgement of Requirements for Participation in

Subject Area Tests

48

IEP Form: State and District Assessments for Children without an

SCD

49

IEP Form: Subject-Area Alternative Assessment Programs

51

State-Wide Testing Accommodations

52

IEP Form: State-Wide/District-Wide Test Accessibility/

Accommodations

54

CHAPTER 3 ADDITIONAL PLANNING FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

55

Section 1 Secondary Transition

55

Postsecondary Goals

55

IEP Form: Postsecondary Goals

56

IEP Form: Age-Appropriate Transition Assessment

57

Secondary Transition Services

58

IEP Form: Transition Services

60

IEP Form: Exit Options

61

IEP Form: Course of Study

62

IEP Form: Child's Invitation to the IEP Committee Meeting

64

IEP Form: Interagency Linkages

64

IEP Form: Transfer of Rights

66

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Section 2 Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

66

IEP Form: Placement Considerations and LRE Determinations

68

IEP Form: Percentage of Time Outside of the General Education

Classroom

69

IEP Form: Written Parental Permission for Initial Placement

69

Section 3 Extended School Year (ESY)

70

IEP Form: Exemption for Considering ESY Services

70

IEP Form: ESY Goals, STIO/Bs, and Report of Progress

71

IEP Form: ESY Services

73

Using this Document

This document is intended to assist the IEP Committee in the completion of the State-required IEP Form. It contains images of the required IEP Form with directions for the completion of the specific components, as well as examples and guidance questions to assist the IEP Committee in the development of IEPs for children with disabilities. For additional information about IEP Committee composition, IEP meetings, and other requirements refer to Procedures for State Board Policy 7219 Volume II: Free Appropriate Public Education, Individualized Education Program, Least Restrictive Environment, and Extended School Year Services.

This symbol identifies guided questions that can be used during IEP development.

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