This training will focus on the legal requirements when parental consent to the proposed offer of FAPE is not obtained and will provide the next steps in the IEP process.
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Understanding and Implementing Accommodations/Modifications
This training discusses the difference between accommodations and modifications and how environmental supports may be used to enhance student learning. The training will also focus on the importance of accommodations and modifications in promoting equity and improving student access and achievements.
Parent Consent and Exceptions
This training will guide IEP teams on technical next steps when parents provide full consent to the IEP or sign with exceptions.
Effective Use of IEP Meeting Agendas
Participants will review best practices for using the IEP Meeting Agendas, including developing agendas specific to the topic of the meeting and facilitating the exchange of ideas and information about the student to develop an IEP to meet the student’s needs.
Gen Ed Teacher Roles/Responsibilities Related to the IEP
General Education teachers are critical in supporting students with IEPs in an inclusive setting. This training will provide information and opportunities to explore effective collaboration techniques between all team members to ultimately support the needs of each student in an inclusive environment. Participants will learn the value of inclusive practices for all students, strategies to promote collaboration between general education and special education staff in the classroom, responsibilities related to implementing IEP goals, accommodations, and modifications, and legal obligations for supporting students with disabilities.
Preparing for the IEP Meeting
This training will assist participants with preparing to prepare for the IEP meeting, including identifying pre-meeting steps to support an effective and collaborative IEP meeting. Participants will leave with 21 best practices that support successful IEP meetings.
Take Note: How to Take Effective IEP Notes
This training is designed to teach IEP team members the best practices for taking IEP notes. Information presented will include what should and should not be stated in the IEP notes, best practices for IEP note-taking, and how to handle disagreements over IEP notes.
The IEP Page-by-Page: Individual Transition Plans
When an Individual Transition Plan (ITP) is included in an IEP, it largely drives the rest of the IEP. This training will prepare attendees to develop legally compliant and student-centered ITPs. Examples and suggestions for developing legally defensible ITPs will be provided.