Overview of Special Education Krista Johnson & Laura Kukuck Normal West High School

Individual Education Plan (IEP)  This is a legal document  All teachers are required to follow the plan outlined in the IEP  If it isn’t followed, then the school can be taken to due process

Qualifying for an IEP  Initial referral  CARES  Standardized testing IQ Academic Achievement Educational Impact  Medical Diagnosis Educational Impact

Categories of Disability  Learning Disability (SLD)  Emotional Disturbance (ED)  Autism (AUT)  Cognitive Impairment (CI – 2 levels)  Speech/Language Impairment (SLI)  Physical Impairment (PI)  Other Health Impairment (OHI)

Disqualifiers for an IEP  English as a Second Language  Non-attendance  Environmental conditions

IEP Meeting  Who is on the team & what is their role? Special Education Teacher Parent Student General Education Teacher Guidance Counselor Administrator School Psychologist/Social Worker Related Service Representatives

IEP Meeting  Transition Planning Guides the IEP – our job is to prepare them for the world after high school Goals must match the student’s stated outcome  Team Decision!

504 Plan  Under Americans with Disabilities Act  Less powerful than an IEP  Mainly for students with OHI (ADD/ADHD/mild physical impairment)  Accommodations Only

Continuum of Services  Consultation  Co-taught Classes  Instructional LD CI (higher) CI (lower)  Outside of the building ALP, SSP, SAVE, Alternative

Accommodations  Tests read*  Preferential seating*  Editing assistance  Calculator  Extended time * Indicates typical accommodations in elective classes

Behavior Improvement Plan (BIP)  Plan to change problem behaviors into positive behaviors  Who has a BIP?  Data based  Roles  Consequences

Communication  Case Manager (always!)  Parents  Guidance  Assistance Principal (administrator)

Graduation  By credits  By IEP  Aging out  By credits, then age out

Special Programming  Summer School  Autism Camp

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