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Activities
IEPs
Activities for Lesson 4:
Completing the IEP
Multiple Choice
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1.
Suppose that the IEP team has decided that since Joanie is now being sent to the principal´s office 2 to 3 times weekly, the team would like to ´fix´ that via the IEP. Prepare a ´measuring stick´ chart similar to the one in this lesson (with PLOP, objectives, and goal), fully labeled, of the IEP team´s decision and intent.
example:
Your measuring stick might look like this:
Actual levels: (Would be filled in with actual data during the year.)
2.
Give two advantages of the ´measuring stick´ approach to handling PLOPs, objectives, and goals. What disadvantages, if any, can you think of?
example:
Advantages:
The measuring stick charts can be used to easily report progress to parents.
This approach provided clear information on expected and actual progress of child.
This approach simplifies the recording and reporting task for school personnel.
Disadvantages:
Requires districts to create new pages for IEP forms.
School personnel would need to be convinced of the value of this approach and trained to use it.
3.
Sometimes in an IEP meeting the parents and the rest of the team disagree, commonly about whether the child needs a certain service or how much a service is needed. When the parent requests a service and the district refuses, describe exactly what should happen next.
example:
First, the district should not convene additional meetings or have endless discussions in an effort to reach consensus if it is clear that neither district personnel nor parents will ´give in´.
Second, the IEP team should not vote on the issue.
Third, the district should provide parents with written notice of (1) their refusal to provide the service the parents requested and (2) the district´s proposal (e.g., what service, how much service) and (3) the district´s reasons for refusing the parents´ requested service.
Along with this notice, the district must give parents a copy of their rights so that parents understand that they have the option of requesting mediation or a due process hearing if they disagree with the district´s proposal.
If the parents choose not to request mediation or a due process hearing, then the district´s proposal should be implemented.
