1. Overview of Special Education
Mrs. Laura Stephenson
Normal West High School

2. Individual Education Plan (IEP)
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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

3. Qualifying for an IEP Initial referral CARES Standardized testingIQ
Academic Achievement
Educational Impact
Medical Diagnosis

4. 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)

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

6. 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

7. IEP Meeting Transition Planning Team Decision!
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!

8. 504 Plan Under Americans with Disabilities Act
Less powerful than an IEP
Mainly for students with OHI (ADD/ADHD/mild physical impairment)
Accommodations Only

9. Continuum of Services Consultation Co-taught Classes InstructionalLD
CI (higher)
CI (lower)
Outside of the building
ALP, SSP, SAVE, Alternative

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

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

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

13. Graduation
By credits
By IEP
Aging out
By credits, then age out

14. Special Programming
Summer School
Autism Camp

15. Questions?