1. FAPE “The Big Three”

2. FAPE Free and Appropriate Public Education Legal and Effective IEP Process Eligibility Procedural Safeguards

3. The IEP Process (Colorado Department of Education, 2008)

4. Resources CDE: IEP Procedural Manual http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/download/IEP_Forms /IEP_Manual.pdf http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/download/IEP_Forms /IEP_Manual.pdf CDE: CLD Toolkit and other Essential IEP-CLD Information: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/CLD.asp http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/CLD.asp IEP Description Videos: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/IEP.asp http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/IEP.asp DPS- Special Education IEP Documents-wikipage Network Special Education Support Partner Building Staffing Chair and IEP team Own Resources

5. IEP Jeopardy Building an IEP Calendar IEP Timeline Requirements Scheduling, Preparing for and Convening the IEP Meeting IEP Team Membership and Roles Procedural Safeguards 10 20 30 40 50

6. IEP-Calendar 10 points This is what IEP Stands for? Individual Education Plan Individualized Education Program Individual Educational Plan Individual Educational Program It’s Extremely Perplexing Back to Board

7. IEP-Calendar 20 points This is an important deadline date for IEP teams to hold IEP meetings for every IEP that is due on or before Dec. 1. Back to Board

8. IEP-Calendar 30 Points This is highly recommended to do when building your IEP calendar to ensure you schedule your IEP meetings by the Due Date. Back to Board

9. IEP-Calendar 40 points This is a tool you can use to help IEP teams communicate about staffings and IEP meetings? (Extra credit: 10 pts. What other tool can you use to help organize meetings for the entire year?) Back to Board

10. IEP-Calendar 50 Points These are two types of referrals that you will need to make if the student is an English Language Learner and/or to provide access to parents’ primary mode of communication. Back to Board

11. IEP-Timeline 10 Points This is an IEP process that occurs when a student enrolls in DPS with an IEP from another school district. Back to Board

12. IEP Timeline- 20 Points This is the date that determines when a child with a Preschool Disability (PSD) typically needs a re- eligibility meeting? Back to Board

13. IEP Timeline- 30 Points Re-evaluation IEP meetings must be held within 365 calendar day from the date that the district received parental consent to conduct the reevaluation. True or False Back to Board

14. IEP Timeline- 40 Points What are the three processes that IEP teams must complete within 60 days after the district obtains parental consent? Back to Board

15. IEP Timeline- 50 Points This is what an IEP team needs to do for students who enroll in DPS with an Out Of District IEP whether the IEP team chooses to or not accept/adopt the IEP. Extra Credit:10 Points How many days does the IEP team have to develop a new IEP if the team chooses to not accept the Transfer IEP?- Calendar or School days?) Back to Board

16. IEP- Scheduling 10 Points This is a meeting that can be held without a parent as long as there are no decisions made about eligibility, services, placements, and other provisions of FAPE during these types of meetings. Back to Board

17. IEP Scheduling- 20 Points This is a person a Case Manager would need to secure to attend an IEP meeting for a parent who is deaf or whose native language is other than English. Back to Board

18. IEP- Scheduling 30 Points These are the three essential forms that the Case Manager provides parents at least 10 days prior to the IEP meeting, in their native language or mode of communication? Back to Board

19. IEP Scheduling- 40 Points These are some of the actions that the Case Manager can do to ensure that the parent is able to participate in the IEP meeting and understand the proceedings of the IEP meeting. Extra Credit: 10 Name one thing you have done to ensure parent participation. Back to Board

20. IEP Scheduling- 50 Points These are the least number of attempts a Case Manager needs to make and document to notify and invite parents to an IEP meeting. (Extra Credit: 10 Where would attempts be documented?) Back to Board

21. IEP Roles- 10 Points This person’s role is to think about school activities they enjoy and would like to pursue. Back to Board

22. IEP Roles- 20 Points This person is responsible to prepare and print all of the required/applicable signature pages for the IEP meeting (Extra Credit: 10 Points Name one of the required pages) Back to Board

23. IEP Roles- 30 Points This person’s role is to ensure the necessary arrangements for designated staff have been made to allow them to attend the IEP meeting Back to Board

24. IEP Roles- 40 Points This person’s participation in an IEP meeting is required if the student is an English Language Learner. (Extra Credit: 10 Points Who is required to attend the meeting if the student’s parents are unable to understand and meaningfully participate in the IEP meeting due to language barriers?) Back to Board

25. IEP Roles- 50 Points Name at least three people that are always required at every IEP meeting or required to be invited to the IEP meeting. Back to Board

26. Procedural Safeguards- 10 Points What does FAPE stand for and why is it important? Back to Board

27. Procedural Safeguards- 20 Points When are educational rights transferred from the parent to the child? Back to Board

28. Procedural Safeguards- 30 Points When is parental consent required? Back to Board

29. Procedural Safeguards- 40 Points What can parents do to resolve disagreements with the school’s identification, evaluation, proposed placement, or services for their child? Back to Board

30. Procedural Safeguards- 50 Points What is important for the IEP team to determine if a child has been suspended or expelled for longer than 10 days? Extra Credit: 10 points: When do Special Education Services start for this child? Back to Board

31. Parent Safeguards Be sure that you use parent friendly language and not educational jargon when telling parents about their rights. Be sure present these in a language that the parents understand. When necessary please ensure that there is an interpreter present at the meeting to help all parents understand their rights and this process. Our goal is to ensure that parents understand their rights within this process. BIG IDEAS FAPE- Free Appropriate Public Education Parent involvement within the process Parent Consent Prior Written Notice Resolution of Disagreements

32. Self-Determination How do we include the student’s voice in the IEP process? Big Ideas – What is my IEP? All IEPs contain 4 parts Help the students understand each part – Participating in the IEP process and meeting. – Help the student understanding their accommodations. – Developing meaningful goals. – Understanding Services and who provides these services. – What are my rights as a Student with a Disability?

33. Eligibility

34. SLIC SLD PD-ADHD SIED

35. IEP Events and Procedures ENCORE CDE IEP Procedural Manual (2008)

36. Questions and Thoughts