Individualized Education Program

8 02, 2017

Ignoring This Will Derail Your Child’s IEP Goals: An IEP Strategy

kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:42:24-05:00

Traits, personality traits, or characteristics … no matter what you call them, if ignored, it is almost a guarantee that your child’s IEP goals will fail. What are these traits you ask? They are the immeasurable qualities that make your child who they are. Things like: Your child’s learning style Your child’s interests Your child’s anxiety triggers or fears Your child’s view of themselves Knowing and documenting these characteristics will help everyone on the ARD committee understand how best to provide services to your child. It will also help you determine if a particular intervention or accommodation is right for your [...]

Ignoring This Will Derail Your Child’s IEP Goals: An IEP Strategykristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:42:24-05:00

7 02, 2017

Amending an IEP without a Meeting

kristina@partnerstx.org2019-05-23T10:45:01-05:00

This blog post discusses IEP amendments, when it can be useful to amend without a meeting, and things to consider when you are deciding whether to amend your child’s IEP without a meeting.

Amending an IEP without a Meetingkristina@partnerstx.org2019-05-23T10:45:01-05:00

6 02, 2017

A Seven-Step Process to Creating Standards-based IEPs

kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:45:25-05:00

This post presents a seven-step process for developing IEPs that are aligned with state academic grade-level content standards. Each step is followed by guiding questions for the ARD committee to consider in making data-based decisions. This process can help school personnel to: (a) consider each student’s strengths and needs to develop goals focused on closing the gaps between the student’s levels of academic achievement and grade-level standards; and (b) use data to make decisions, including selecting the most appropriate assessment option. The goal is to support ARD committees to develop documents that, when implemented, provide access to the general curriculum and [...]

A Seven-Step Process to Creating Standards-based IEPskristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:45:25-05:00

26 01, 2017

Comments that Parents Hear: “I have used up all the time allotted on the IEP, therefore I am now only visiting your son as a favor which is why I make unscheduled visits to his class…”

kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:33:51-05:00

Unfortunately, parents at times realize that they are not sure of the amount of services that their child is receiving or other aspects of the delivery of related services. Recently, a parent wrote that they just learned that a COTA (Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant) rather than an OT was working with their child. “I have used up all the time allotted on the IEP, therefore I am now only visiting your son as a favor which is why I make unscheduled visits to his class. Oh, you misunderstood, I meant that the minutes on the IEP are minimum minutes, but I [...]

Comments that Parents Hear: “I have used up all the time allotted on the IEP, therefore I am now only visiting your son as a favor which is why I make unscheduled visits to his class…”kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:33:51-05:00

24 01, 2017

May a report card refer to an IEP or a plan for providing services under Section 504?

kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:36:40-05:00

May a report card identify special education being provided for that student or otherwise indicate that the student has a disability? For instance, may the report card refer to an IEP or a plan for providing services under Section 504? Report cards indicate a child’s progress or level of achievement in specific classes, course content, or curriculum. Consistent with this purpose, it would be permissible under Section 504 and Title II for a report card to indicate that a student is receiving special education or related services as long as the report card informs parents about their child’s progress or level [...]

May a report card refer to an IEP or a plan for providing services under Section 504?kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:36:40-05:00

23 01, 2017

How Does Mastery of Annual Goals Relate to Grading and Promotion?

kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:48:04-05:00

TEC §28.0216 requires that school district grading policies: “(1) must require a classroom teacher to assign a grade that reflects the students’ relative mastery of an assignment; [and] (2) may not require a classroom teacher to assign a minimum grade for an assignment without regard to the student’s quality of work.” These rules apply to classroom assignments, examinations, and overall grades for each grading period. Because of this, teachers may not assign a grade based on effort, and schools cannot pass a student who has not mastered the curriculum. Since goals can be either academic or functional in nature, they either [...]

How Does Mastery of Annual Goals Relate to Grading and Promotion?kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:48:04-05:00

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