Top Five Takeaways from COPAA’s 21st Annual Conference (Part 3 of 5) Present Levels of Performance are Important Present Levels of Performance may be the MOST important part of the IEP. You can not measure progress if you don’t know the base line (present levels). Always start with the present Read more…
Top Five Takeaways from COPAA’s 21st Annual Conference (Part 2 of 5) IEPs Must Contain Ambitious Goals In 2017 the Supreme Court ruled educational programs under IDEA must be “appropriately ambitious in light of the child’s circumstances” and the instruction offered must be specially designed to meet a child’s unique Read more…
Writting SMART IEP Goals The term SMART IEPs describes IEPs that are specific, measurable, use action words, are realistic and relevant, and time-limited. S – Specific goals and objectives. Specific goals target areas of academic achievement and functional performance. M -Measurable goals and objectives. Measurable means you can count or Read more…