7 Steps In An IEP Process | Special Education Decoded
Today we're going to talk about the seven different steps
in the IEP process, and help define each one.
Those steps of the IEP process are
number one, pre-referral, number two, referral,
three, identification, four, eligibility,
five, development of the IEP, six, implementation,
and seven, reviews and re-evaluations.
Now by the end of this short video,
you'll start to have a grasp on how the life blood
of special education, aka the IEP,
actually works, and if you're preparing
for your first IEP meeting, you'll understand
the journey you're about to embark on.
All of this and so much more on today's episode
of Special Education Decoded.
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IEP is an acronym that's frequently
thrown around in special education.
IEP stands for Individualized Education Plan,
and is an essential part of the special education journey
for every single eligible child
throughout the United States.
This process of obtaining one can be challenging,
especially if you have no idea what steps are involved.
Today we're going to talk about those steps,
which again, are number one, pre-referral,
number two, referral, number three, identification,
four, eligibility, five, development of the IEP,
six, implementation, and seven, reviews and re-evaluations.
Let's start with step one of the IEP process, pre-referral.
A pre-referral is used to avoid
unnecessary evaluations and placements.
Main objectives of the pre-referral stage
of the IEP process are to document the challenges
and difficulties exhibited by the child,
to evaluate the usefulness of the classroom accommodations
and changes within the student's current classroom,
to review the power of different
instructional interventions, aka,
different ways of teaching, and finally
to supervise the development of the student.
Let's cover some additional information
about the pre-referral stage.
Each school is required by law to identify
children with special needs and support that child
from ages three all the way to 21.
A parent can bring concerns
to the school or school district.
Also, teachers have the ability
to bring concerns to the school.
Finally, early intervention services
are available starting at age three.
It's important to note that during the pre-referral stage,
teachers will try various certified teaching approaches
in hopes of establishing whether flawed instruction
could be the cause of the problems.
Children whose learning remains challenged
will be referred to the next step
of the IEP process, step two, referral.
This step takes place when the pre-referral attempts
to correct the child's issues fail.
This means the child is officially referred
for special education services.
During the referral process,
information about the child is collected.
This includes observations, student's work samples,
grades and testing scores.
An array of data types, assessment instruments
and methods are used during this stage
in order to create an accurate report
later used to determine the correct path for the student.
If the final decision is that the child has a disability
that requires special education,
then a baseline of performance is determined.
Once an official referral has been made,
information has been collected,
the next step of the IEP process begins.
That is step number three, identification.
The team meets to discuss the results of the strategies
implemented and the interventions provided.
This is where next steps are determined,
and this could include sometimes that the next step
is simply to continue with the interventions.
Usually this happens only if they're working.
If things being tried in the classroom aren't working,
most likely an evaluation will be ordered
to see if your child has a disability
that may require special education services.
If an evaluation is needed, the team determines
the most appropriate evaluation for your child.
Times are set both to complete the evaluation
and set the next meeting to review the results.
The information gathered during the assessment stage
is used to categorize those who have a disability
and are eligible for special education services.
The next step determines which services will be received.
Step number four, eligibility.
During this step, the evaluation results
are reviewed by the team, which of course
includes the parents.
The disability category will be determined
and will be one of the following 13 categories,
developmental delay, autism,
speech and language impairment,
specific learning disability, emotional disability,
visual impairment, deafness, hearing,
intellectual disability, multiple disabilities,
orthopedic impairment, traumatic brain injury
or other health impairment.
Now students who do not meet the qualifications
for special education services
simply remain in the traditional classroom setting.
For the children who do meet the qualifications,
the next step takes place.
Step number five, the actual development of the IEP.
First, an IEP team is formed.
This team includes parents, educators, administrators,
other specialists, and if a parent would like,
they can bring a child advocate with them.
This is the meeting where the actual IEP is formed.
Part of the IEP requires that your child
be placed in the least restrictive environment, or LRE.
Lastly, specific goals are placed within the IEP document.
Now during the IEP meeting, resources required by the child
are identified, their individual learning style determined,
along with their goals, both long and short term.
Once an IEP has been written and approved,
the next step in the IEP process begins.
Step number six, implementation.
Simply put, this is where the student's IEP
and associated services commence.
Also, from this point forward,
the teachers at the school follow the accommodations
and modifications outlined in the IEP.
That completes the IEP development process.
However, there's still one more very important step
to the IEP process, and that is step number seven,
reviews and re-evaluations.
There are a few things to keep in mind
as your child moves forward on their educational path.
You will be meeting with the IEP team every year,
as this document is required to be reviewed annually.
However, at any time you see fit as a parent,
you can request a review.
During these reviews, the team will meet to discuss things
such as your child's progress toward their goals,
if the plan in place is currently working.
If not, time to fix it.
A re-evaluation is required every three years,
and is used to determine if a child remains eligible
for special education services.
That brings us to the end of our seven steps
in an IEP process.
To quickly recap, those seven steps are
number one, pre-referral, two, referral,
three, identification, four, eligibility,
five, development of the IEP,
six, implementation, seven, reviews and re-evaluations.
That's it.
I truly hope this video helped you understand
more about the IEP process.
It's important, it's vital to keep in mind
you, as the parent, are part of the IEP team
and have a major voice in everything
that pertains to your child's education.
Be loud, ask questions, advocate,
and ensure your child is set up for ultimate success.
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into something that makes sense for you.
From all of us on the specialedresource.com team,
thank you so much for watching this episode
of Special Education Decoded.
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