1. Need IEPs for each student IEP information sheet (green or yellow)

2. What is our purpose of the IEP unit? ELO: I will use goal-directed persistence in my daily life. I will use metacognition successfully in my daily life. Learning Target I will understand the purpose of an IEP. I will understand the basic components of my IEP. I will understand my disability I will understand my IEP accommodations. I will begin to understand when it is appropriate to use my accommodations I will understand and update my IEP goals. I will understand the importance of making progress on my IEP goals. I will begin to monitor my IEP goals

3. Today’s Purpose ELO: I will use metacognition successfully in my daily life. Learning Target: I will understand the purpose of an IEP. I will understand the basic components of my IEP. Success Criteria: I will evaluate an my IEP.

4. How an IEP works? Your IEP is based solely on your progress. You make progress, we lessen the SPED minutes/reduce your IEP. You stop making progress or you get worse, we increase your SPED minutes and increase your IEP. You meet your goals, you stop having an IEP!

5. Case Manager One teacher that is charge of “your case” Writes IEP/evaluation Advocate for student Monitor progress Mentoring of student

6. Your disability All students with an IEP have a SCHOOL RECOGNIZED disability that IMPACTS their education. Many students have a disability at school that do not have an IEP. School disability is different than a medical disability

7. Settings Right now you are in a setting I or setting II. If you make progress on your goals, you will move down a setting. Have less special education classes Not have an IEP. If you fail to make progress, you may increase your setting. Add more special education classes. Move to setting III; Bacha/Gerdings, self-contained Move to setting IV: Off site school like Capital View Move to setting V; Residential setting

8. Accommodations These are ways to help assist a student with a disability in the mainstream classes so that their disability doesn’t interfere with their success. The case manage is in charge of deciding if an accommodation is appropriate. You are allowed to ask for an accommodation if NEEDED.

9. I.E.P Goals These are the goals on your IEP. You need to meet the goal to make adequate progress for the year. It is very important that you evaluate your goal and make progress. Our goal is to write your goals in your binder and have you evaluate your progress.. Should do this every Friday (every day students) or every other Friday (every other day students). Within the next few days, we will revise your goals.

10. BLUE FILES Your IEP is kept in a blue file by your case manager. What is in your blue file: Access log Evaluation reports (how you qualified for services) Medical documentation (some) Signed documents by parents/guardians IEP

11. IEP Basics We will hand out a copy of your IEP and Understanding my IEP worksheet. It is for your eyes only…. It is confidential information. Read and review your IEP. There are 3 example IEPs on the wall; use them to help guide you through yours. Answer the questions as they pertain to your IEP. When done, place in IEP information section of binder When finished, you may: Continue to review your IEP and blue file. Update your organizational system. Organizational check next week! Fill out planner as needed. Academic work time.

12. 5 th Hour Routine Enter the room quietly. Grab your binder. Sit at a table (one student per table). No fidgets, stability balls Fill out progress on SMART goal. Relax. Just quietly wait for instructions.