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Conducting GoldStandard IEP Meetings

By

Craig W. Bartholio, Ed.D.

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IEP Meeting

An IEP meeting is a legal document that proidesa snap shot o! the students current leels o!per!ormance and is to "e reasona"ly calculated to

proide the opportunity !or Educational Bene#t$%o&ley'

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IEP Meeting Costs

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Program Specialist

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B.A. Psychology CS:;B

M.A. Education< Special Education =Moderate5Seere> Cal Poly Pomona

Ed.D. Educational ;eadership =Educational Psychology> :ni. o! Southern Cali!ornia

Current research inestigations< Special Education serices in ?aith6Based

Elementary Schools.

@o& C4A can help capture the dierences "et&een Eperts and oices inconducting IEP meetings.

Elements !acing General Education teachers transitioning to Special Education.

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?ocus o! IEP Meeting Presentation

our role as a Special Education 4eacher

Pre6IEP meeting actions

What happens during the IEP meeting

Creating de!ensi"le goals

@o& to &rite serices correctly

Post6 IEP actions

Perspecties o! the IEP meeting

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our %ole as a Special Education4eacher

Pro!essionalism

Case manager

Colla"orator

Preparing !or your net role< :nderstanding theposition a"oe and "elo& you

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Pre6 IEP meeting SpecialEducation 4eacher Actions

Pre6IEP meeting actions &ill greatly determine theoutcome o! the IEP meeting.

;ogistical In!ormation

Document preparation

%eports

Discussions &ith all staeholders

All reports read "y staeholders prior to meeting

Phone call or personal isit &ith parents prior to meeting

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;ogistics

Initation sent &ith a reasona"le amount o! time !orparents.

)6day notice is not in the legal documents.

F%easona"le amount o! time is the legal &ording.

Initation clearly states all staeholders attending andall those you are asing !or permission not to attend.

um"er o! indiiduals must "e accounted !or on theIEP initation.

;ocation and eHuipment &ill "e aaila"le !or room.

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Document Preparation

Document preparation occurs throughout the year

Are you collecting hard data !or your goals

@o& And ho& o!ten

Are you continually updating your Educational Bene#t #le !oreach student

Determine i! this is a ne& case to you or not.

%ead all reports and reie& preious years Indiidual Education

Programs $IEPJs' Do not repeat goals and o"9ecties

Determine i! all staeholders hae the assessment reports priorto the IEP meeting.

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Discussion &ith all Staeholders

Con#rmation &ith the general education teacher.

Document, document, document all o! thediscussions you hae &ith all staeholders.

Mae a phone call, send a note, Sype, or send ande6mail to the parent &ees prior to the IEP meetingto "egin a dialogue.

Send home a Fdra!t copy o! the IEP to the parents +days prior to the scheduled meeting "ased on thestudents progress and the contact you hae made&ith the parent.

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IEP Meeting Agenda

Take the next 3 minutes with a partner andcomplete a draft IEP meeting genda!

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IEP Meeting orms

@elps esta"lish a positie &oring enironment

Proides a cognitie and aectie !ocus on thestudent in Huestion

Sample meeting norms