1. My IEP
Individualized Education plan for students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

2. What’s in it for me?
Take 5 minutes in your group to brainstorm ways that participating in your IEP is beneficial
When doing a session on IEP and Goals, first have a session on what an IEP is and how the law effects the students. This presentation will help the student to personalize and help formulate some of his/her goals and the student’s profile.

3. What are 3 Guarantees of IDEA?
Free
Appropriate
Public Education
FAPE is an acronym for free, appropriate, public education

4. Sections of a Transition IEP
Future Planning
Special Instructional Factors
Personal Profile
Postsecondary Transition
Postsecondary Transition Services
Measurable Annual Goals
Description of Specially Designed Services
Transportation
Nonacademic and Extracurricular Activities
Future planning tools:
iTransition (
Portfolios for Student Growth (

5. Future Planning A summary of your skills and interests
Emphasis on postsecondary educational goals and outcomes
Should include coursework, employment, and career programs

6. Special Instructional Factors
Communication access needs and accommodations
Assistive technology needs
Self-advocacy and personal responsibility skills

7. Personal Profile
Anything the education team needs to know to provide communication access and adequate services
Resource: MyGAP Personal Profile and Accommodations Letter
The MyGAP Personal Profile and Accommodations Letter is a great tool to have students fill out before an IEP meeting and then bring to the meeting. Much of this information may be included in the Profile section of the IEP and may be helpful in other sections also.

8. Postsecondary Transition
A statement of transition service needs that focus on your course of study
Resource: MyGAP Transition Checklist and MyGAP Transition Planner to help identify skills that still need to be learned and services to address learning them

9. Postsecondary Transition Services
Includes:
Measurable Postsecondary Goals
Courses of Study
Number of Annual Goals
Services and Activities necessary to support goals
Duration
Agencies
Resource: Use a combination of the MyGAP Transition Checklist, MyGAP Transition Planner, MyGAP Self Assessment, and MyGAP Personal Learning Planner to complete goals

10. Measurable Annual Goals
Will vary depending on each student’s goals
Resource: Use the MyGap Self-Advocacy Competency Checklist to create annual goals depending on area of need

11. Specially Designed Services
Resource: Refer to MyGAP documents
Transition Planner
Personal Learning Planner
Self-Advocacy Competency Checklist
Personal Profile and Accommodations Letter

12. Transportation
Resource: Use the MyGap Personal Profile and Accommodations Letter to notify the bus driver or other transportation services of your hearing loss

13. Nonacademic and Extracurricular Activities
What accommodations listed in your IEP are needed to afford an equal opportunity to participate in school sponsored extracurricular services and activities?
Resource: MyGAP Personal Profile and Accommodations Letter

14. Your IEP is a Contract
A written legal document between all team members
YOU are a key member of the team and You need to help with developing the IEP