This training will guide IEP teams on technical next steps when parents provide full consent to the IEP or sign with exceptions.
Site Administrators
Effective Use of IEP Meeting Agendas
Participants will review best practices for using the IEP Meeting Agendas, including developing agendas specific to the topic of the meeting and facilitating the exchange of ideas and information about the student to develop an IEP to meet the student’s needs.
Gen Ed Teacher Roles/Responsibilities Related to the IEP
General Education teachers are critical in supporting students with IEPs in an inclusive setting. This training will provide information and opportunities to explore effective collaboration techniques between all team members to ultimately support the needs of each student in an inclusive environment. Participants will learn the value of inclusive practices for all students, strategies to promote collaboration between general education and special education staff in the classroom, responsibilities related to implementing IEP goals, accommodations, and modifications, and legal obligations for supporting students with disabilities.
Preparing for the IEP Meeting
This training will assist participants with preparing to prepare for the IEP meeting, including identifying pre-meeting steps to support an effective and collaborative IEP meeting. Participants will leave with 21 best practices that support successful IEP meetings.
The IEP Page-by-Page: Individual Transition Plans
When an Individual Transition Plan (ITP) is included in an IEP, it largely drives the rest of the IEP. This training will prepare attendees to develop legally compliant and student-centered ITPs. Examples and suggestions for developing legally defensible ITPs will be provided.
The IEP Page-by-Page: Offer of FAPE (Ed Setting)
The Educational Setting section first and foremost documents a student’s recommended placement and considers where the IEP goals and services can best be delivered. This training will cover documenting the placement, percentage in/out of general education and related statements, promotion criteria, and transition activities. Participants will learn/expand their ability to develop legally defensible statements and transition activities.
The IEP Page-by-Page: Offer of FAPE (Services)
This training will cover how to properly document the services and supports as a part of the offer of Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), also known as prescribed services. The California Department of Education has termed “Prescribed Services” consisting of two main parts: 1) the Supports section, which documents Program Accommodations/Program Modifications/Other Supports for School Personnel, or Student, or on behalf of Student; and 2) the Services section, which documents one or more services that the district has offered to provide the Student.
The IEP Page-by-Page: Goal Development
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires each IEP to include a statement of measurable annual goals designed to meet the child’s disability-related needs. Participants will learn/expand their ability to develop skills in developing goals that are meaningful, measurable, and designed to support progress toward mastery of skills in identified deficit areas.