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Adrianna Martinez SPD-200 Amy Petrovich February 8th, 2021

The IEP Process and IDEA

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act also known as (IDEA), is a protective act that allows student with disabilities to go to public school for free regardless of their disabilities. Students with disabilities are also ensured to get services based off their specific needs. According to data taken from the (2018-2019) school year, there were 7.5 million students eligible for special ed related services (IDEA, 2018). The professional practice standards are used to guide the special education teacher to assure that their students are getting the free education and special education related services that they need. As the special education teacher, they will need to make sure that while the student is in their care that their needs are being met and attended to. By collecting data on the students' progress, it shows that the teacher is working with the students to complete their goals in the classroom. A special education teacher will be advocating for their students so it is up to them to make sure that the students are receiving the appropriate education as well as any other services that may be needed such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech, or resource help. When creating goals and setting an IEP plan the teacher must remember to have all members of the meeting involved. Including the parents of

that student. When being a special education teacher there are laws that will need to be followed to ensure that the student will get the best education he or she deserved. The importance of collaborating between the IEP is very important because essentially the team is creating goals for the student to complete. If the team isn’t working together effectively together, it may cause misunderstanding and in the long run it would affect the student’s academic career. There are many individuals who come together to create the goals for the student. In the meeting the individuals involved in the meeting would be the general education teacher, the facilitator, the special education teacher, the parents to the student, and any other personnel involved in the student's education career. In a meeting the parent is there to make sure that their voices and concerns for their child are heard. They want to make sure that their student is getting the correct education as any parent would be. Depending on the student they may want to be in the meeting to advocate for themselves. Some other individuals that can go to the meeting are outside OT/PT. I think the CEC Ethical Principles and Professional Practice Standards guide is a great guide to help when it comes to preparing for a IEP meeting. It will allow the educator to go into the meeting prepared and ready for any information to come their way. There is a lot of great information on the CEC guide that is very helpful and will lead any teacher to flourish in their teachings. And Individualized educational program also known as an (IEP) is a statement listing all the services offered to students with disabilities. Creating an IEP for a student with disabilities will guarantee that the student will get a free and equal education. The IEP plan is created by a team of school personnel. As well as the parents. The parents and personnel then decide what goals to set for the student. IDEA laws state that the IEP must contain information for the IEP team to discuss so that they can come up with a successful plan for the student. Documented data

should be present at the meeting to show where the students' progress is currently in the classroom. Some students may spend time in general education classes and some may spend most their time in a more contained setting. When creating an IEP plan there are steps to follow of how and when an IEP should be implemented. A student must be referred by a teacher or a parent/guardian in order to start the evaluation of seeing whether or not the student has a disability. Within 60 days the parents should have consented so that the student is evaluated. When getting evaluated they are looking at functional and academic performances. From the results the IEP plan will be created for the student. Once it has been concluded that the student has a disability, within 30 days there must be a meeting. In the meeting the student's disabilities will be talked about and the members of the meeting will set annual goals for the student to meet. Other things that will be talked about are whether the student will need additional support, placements, and monitoring the students' progress with the goals set in place. When planning an IEP meeting, it is essential to make sure you have all included members of the IEP meeting present at the meeting especially the students' parents. The parents should be involved from the very beginning to ensure there is no reason for due process. After viewing “FIEP: A Facilitated IEP meeting”, Some key takeaways I will consider as a new teacher when participating in the IEP process are that I will remain confident in the meeting as well as professional. I will remember to create an agenda seeing as that in some places the teacher has to be the one who facilitates the IEP meeting. If I have a agenda and detailed guidelines in the meeting then it will be organized and nothing will forget to be discussed. I will remember to listen to all of the parents concerns seeing that there will more than likely be concerns. I want to make sure the parents will understand that their student will get the most equal oppurtunity at a successful academic career. I will also make sure to reach out to the

IEP meeting members for their support. Being able to work with your team will be an essential part of making sure the student’s goals are appropriate, and that all their needs are met.

Resources:

IDEA, December 6th, 2018. Retrieved from https://sites.ed.gov/idea/about-idea/ The IRIS Center (2019). IEPs: Developing high-quality individualized education programs. Retrieved from https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/iep01/ Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S. Code § 1400 et seq. (2004)...