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8 05, 2017

5 School Trouble Spots

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:00:41-05:00

Getting your child an appropriate educational program is hard enough, but even if you’ve dotted every “i” and crossed every “t” on the IEP, or chatted up every teacher on your child’s strengths and weaknesses, there will still be times during the school day when all those helps fall down a hole. Periods like recess and lunch and gym and locales like restrooms and buses are hard for most school kids — there are volumes of children’s literature devoted to them. But for kids with special needs, those youthful rites of passage can be downright dangerous. […]

5 School Trouble Spotskristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:00:41-05:00

24 03, 2017

Supreme Court Decision in Endrew F. Focuses on Mainstreaming, Progress, and Designing IEPs to Meet Child’s ‘Unique Needs’

kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:31:42-05:00

[rescue_box color="blue" text_align="left" width="100%" float="none"]Article by Wrightslaw[/rescue_box] What a great day! On March 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued another unanimous ruling in favor of children with special needs and their parents. The Court emphasized that full inclusion is the primary standard, with the "child progressing smoothly through the regular curriculum." The Court held that "merely more than de minimis" progress is not enough. Chief Justice Roberts wrote, "...IDEA demands more. It requires an educational program reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the childs circumstances." If a child is not fully included, school officials [...]

Supreme Court Decision in Endrew F. Focuses on Mainstreaming, Progress, and Designing IEPs to Meet Child’s ‘Unique Needs’kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:31:42-05:00

10 02, 2017

ARD/IEP Committee Decision Making Process

kristina@partnerstx.org2019-10-03T11:39:15-05:00

Federal regulations refer to an IEP team. In Texas, this team is referred to as the Admission, Review, and Dismissal or ARD committee. This committee meets at least once a year to develop, review and/or revise a student's Individualized Education Program (IEP). IDEA says that the IEP meeting serves as a communication vehicle between parents and school personnel, and enables them, as equal participants, to make joint, informed decisions regarding- The student's needs and appropriate goals designed to enable them to be involved in and make progress in the general education curriculum; The extent to which the student will participate in [...]

ARD/IEP Committee Decision Making Processkristina@partnerstx.org2019-10-03T11:39:15-05:00

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

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