Connecting the IEP Process to Quality Specially Designed Instruction Assessment, Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance and and Goal Development West Virginia Department of Education February 2010

Learning Outcomes Analysis of assessment data Development of statements of present levels Strategic goal setting to determine critical competencies + Transition Services

Online IEP Supports for Quality IEP Development Easy access to assessment data Academic Profiles for K-12 (Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics) RLA and Mathematics Performance levels to guide development present levels statements

ANALYSIS OF ASSESSMENT DATA

State Assessments 4 th Grade – WESTEST2 – WV Writing Assessment – Lexile measure – Quantile measure 9 th Grade – ACT assessments – Global 21 CTE Performance Assessment – Transition assessments

WESTEST 2 Student Report

ACT EXPLORE

Formative Assessments 4 th Grade Acuity benchmarks Math unit tests Oral reading fluency probes Maze probes Basic reading inventories 9 th Grade Acuity benchmarks Classroom assessments (e.g., unit tests, quizzes, products, charting) Informal career awareness Use the most current classroom assessments for and of learning.

DIBELS

Acuity Benchmark Report

Writing Roadmap

ACT EXPLORE

Transition Assessments Interest Vocational aptitude Academic skills Learning styles & Work readiness Independent living skills Psychological & Cognitive skills Formal/Informal Simulated/Situational Observation Rating scales Work samples Credentialing and standardized tests Assessment for learning Assessment of learning

Transition Planning Annual School Goals Post School Goals Age of Majority

1.Identified postsecondary goals 2.Annual update of postsecondary goals 3.Transition assessment 4.Transition services support post-school goals 5.Courses of study linked to postsecondary goals 6.Annual IEP goals linked to transition services needs 7.Student invited to the IEP 8.Agency linkages Transition Services (Indicator 13)