Individualized Education Program

10 10, 2017

Is My Child Making Progress Towards IEP Goals?

Zach Hidalgo2019-07-02T15:29:28-05:00

By the time “Mrs. Bailey” contacted a professional to evaluate her son, she had been receiving quarterly progress reports from his public school for five years, telling her that Kevin was making progress toward achieving the academic goals listed in his Individualized Education Program (IEP). However, her observations of Kevin’s homework and the graded school work that came home didn’t match the school’s evaluation, and she wanted a psychologist to provide a “second opinion.” The outside evaluation confirmed his mother’s concerns — he had deficits in math calculation and written expression skills. In fact, Kevin’s written expression skills were severely delayed [...]

Is My Child Making Progress Towards IEP Goals?Zach Hidalgo2019-07-02T15:29:28-05:00

4 10, 2017

Writing IEP Goals

kristina@partnerstx.org2019-10-03T14:35:16-05:00

Creating an IEP with a team of people who are all there to design a good educational program for one unique child can be a pleasure. It can also be very productive. When the whole team has the same level of understanding about IEPs, it is even better. Sounds like crazy talk? Just ask those who have seen it happen. The big winner here is the child. A Lesson in Writing IEP Goals An IEP is good educational programming. Good IEPs set the standard for good education. Each part of the IEP addresses an important part of educational planning. The IEP [...]

Writing IEP Goalskristina@partnerstx.org2019-10-03T14:35:16-05:00

26 09, 2017

Inadequate IEPs and a Child’s Placement in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

kristina@partnerstx.org2024-04-12T14:28:18-05:00

PRN note: While this was written for New Jersey parents, the basic concepts apply in all states. The second factor listed is from a fifth Circuit Court case against a Texas school. An inadequate IEP will make it difficult to consider any child’s placement in an organized way. To assist schools and parents, the department has developed and widely distributed a model form that addresses all the required IEP components. Next, each placement option is examined not only as it currently exists, but also as it might be modified. Then, each educational placement option is examined [...]

Inadequate IEPs and a Child’s Placement in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)kristina@partnerstx.org2024-04-12T14:28:18-05:00

19 09, 2017

What can I do if the school isn’t following my child’s IEP?

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:06:28-05:00

It is important to always maintain a good relationship with your child’s school district. When difficulties arise, a parent needs to maintain that relationship. Sometimes parents find out or believe that the district is not following their child’s IEP. When this situation occurs, it is essential for the parent to act quickly and to take the right steps in resolving the issue. The first step is to write a letter to the principal. Many times the implementation or appropriate implementation of an IEP can be handled quickly and effectively by a school administrator. […]

What can I do if the school isn’t following my child’s IEP?kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:06:28-05:00

22 08, 2017

Is Your PLOP a Flop?

kristina@partnerstx.org2017-08-22T12:53:55-05:00

Special Ed e-News at the Special Ed Connection advises that in the panic to write the IEP, cover all the necessary goals, objectives, benchmarks (if applicable), and figure out how to accurately measure progress, the PLOP (present levels of performance) often gets neglected. If you are into acronyms, the PLOP is known now as the PLAAFP. The Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance provide baseline information about your child’s knowledge and skills. Present levels are the starting point for setting IEP goals and measuring progress toward these goals. Here’s what IDEA 2004 says about the PLAAFP … The IEP must [...]

Is Your PLOP a Flop?kristina@partnerstx.org2017-08-22T12:53:55-05:00

6 07, 2017

Working with the ARD Committee on LRE

kristina@partnerstx.org2025-01-09T11:17:29-06:00

Your child’s IEP must be built upon the PLAAFP. The PLAAFP should identify the needs of your child. IDEA regulations say – “(6) In evaluating each child with a disability under Sec. Sec. 300.304 through 300.306, the evaluation is sufficiently comprehensive to identify all of the child’s special education and related services needs, whether or not commonly linked to the disability category in which the child has been classified. (7) Assessment tools and strategies that provide relevant information that directly assists persons in determining the educational needs of the child are provided.” 300.304(6)&(7) A weak PLAAFP [...]

Working with the ARD Committee on LREkristina@partnerstx.org2025-01-09T11:17:29-06:00

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