The Individual Education Plan (IEP) - A Resource Guide, 2004
The Individual Education Plan (IEP) - A Resource Guide, 2004
The Individual Education Plan (IEP) - A Resource Guide, 2004
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CONTENTS<br />
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4<br />
What Is an <strong>IEP</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6<br />
Why Does a Student Have an <strong>IEP</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>IEP</strong> Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9<br />
Phase 1: Gather Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />
Gather Information From Various Sources for Program <strong>Plan</strong>ning . . . . 12<br />
Consult With Parents, the Student, School Staff, and Other<br />
Professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13<br />
Consultation with parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13<br />
Consultation with the student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14<br />
Consultation with previous teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14<br />
Consultation with other professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14<br />
Gather Information Through Observation of the Student . . . . . . . . . . 14<br />
Conduct Further Assessments, If Necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />
Consolidate and Record Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />
Phase 2: Set the Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />
Establish a Collaborative Approach – <strong>The</strong> <strong>IEP</strong> Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />
Establish Roles and Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />
<strong>The</strong> role of the educators and other professionals on the team . . . . 17<br />
<strong>The</strong> principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />
<strong>The</strong> classroom teacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />
<strong>The</strong> special education teacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18<br />
<strong>The</strong> teacher’s assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18<br />
Other professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18<br />
<strong>The</strong> role of the student and parents on the team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />
<strong>The</strong> student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />
Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />
Ways of supporting parental and student involvement . . . . . . . . . 20<br />
Begin Work on the <strong>IEP</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20<br />
Relevant assessment data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />
Indicate the Student’s Areas of Strength and Areas of Need on the <strong>IEP</strong> 23<br />
Health support services in the school setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24<br />
Une publication équivalente est<br />
disponible en français sous le<br />
titre suivant : <strong>Plan</strong> d’enseignement<br />
individualisé (PEI) : <strong>Guide</strong>.<br />
This publication is available on<br />
the Ministry of <strong>Education</strong>’s<br />
website at<br />
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca.<br />
Phase 3: Develop the <strong>IEP</strong> as It Relates to the Student’s Special<br />
<strong>Education</strong> Program and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25<br />
Classify Subjects or Courses and Alternative Program Areas . . . . . . . 25<br />
“Accommodated only” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25<br />
“Modified” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25<br />
“Alternative” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26<br />
Classifying programs for gifted students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27<br />
1. Subjects or courses with modified expectations . . . . . . . . . . 27<br />
2. Alternative programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27<br />
Recording classified subjects and courses in the <strong>IEP</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . 27