The Individual Education Plan (IEP) - A Resource Guide, 2004

should contain an indication of how they differ from the expectations as
they appear in the ministry’s curriculum policy documents. For example:
• “[The student] will demonstrate achievement of all of the expectations for
Grade 8 history as given in the curriculum document, except for the following,
which have been modified:
– identify the colonies that joined Confederation [dates of entry not
required];
– describe orally, using a series of maps, the changes in Canada’s boundaries
from 1867 to 1949 [rather than ‘analyse, synthesize, and evaluate
historical information’].
(History, Grade 8 – Modified expectations)”
By the end of the IEP development phase (i.e., the first 30 school days following
the date of placement), the student’s learning expectations for the first
reporting period, at a minimum, must be recorded in the IEP. Subsequent
learning expectations to be assessed and evaluated must be added at the
beginning of each reporting period.
SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSES
For most secondary school courses, modified expectations will be based on
the regular curriculum expectations for the course but will reflect changes to
the number and/or complexity of the expectations.
Current level of achievement
For each course with modified expectations, the student’s current level of
achievement is indicated in the IEP by his or her mark in the prerequisite
course. For clarity, the name of the prerequisite course and the course type
should be provided along with the student’s grade. If the modifications in
that course involved changes to the number and/or complexity of the regular
course curriculum expectations, the notation “MOD”, for “modified expectations”,
should be added after the course information.
The following example shows how current levels of achievement would be
recorded for a student enrolled in Grade 11 courses in which modified
expectations are required. (Note: For a student’s first course in a subject
area, such as Introduction to Business, Grade 9, or for a course that has no
prerequisite, “not applicable” [N/A] should be entered in the IEP for current
level of achievement.)
Course: Mathematics of Personal Finance, Grade 11, College Preparation
Current Level of Achievement:
Prerequisite Course: Foundations of Mathematics, Grade 10, Applied (MOD)
Mark: 64%
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