(John Hood took over for me as I was home with our recovering fifth grader Kate who had nasal surgery)
Speakers Dr. James Irby and Cheryl Alford of SEAC
Contact Cheryl Alford at SEAC at 256-882-3911 or email [email protected]
SEAC webspage http://home.hiwaay.net/~seachsv/
Contact Dr. James Irby at 256-764-7142 or at www. Jamesirby.org
Dr. Irby and Cheryl Alford stayed two hours to answer questions about IEP�s. Thank you very much for giving so much of your time to help us.
Some highlights of their presentation:
Content of IEP should include the projected date for the beginning of the services and modifications and the anticipated frequency, location and duration of those services and modifications
And a statement of how the child�s progress toward the annual goals will be measured
And how the parents will be regularly informed
PRESENT LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE or PLOP
Should accurately describe the effect of the child�s disability on the child�s performance in any area of education and progress in the general curriculm including academic areas like reading, math, communications, and in non-academic areas like daily life activities, mobility and others.
A well written PLOP will describe
your child�s strengths and weaknesses
what helps your child learn and what limits or interferes with your child�s learning
objective data from current evaluations of your child
how your child�s disability affects his or her ability to be involved and progress in the general curriculm
Measurable annual goals should be included in IEPS
Dr. Irby and Ms. Alford discussed who attends the IEP meetings, what an LEA representative is- Local Education Agency. Children should NOT attend the meeting. The child doesn�t need to see the poor behavior of the adults. The child should not be talked over. Parent participation needs a 10 day notice as a guideline. A meeting can be conducted WITHOUT the parent attending if the public agency can�t get the parents to attend.
Dr. Irby and Cheryl Alford had great information to share. Handed out to those attending were:
Appendix A to Part 300 from Wrightslaw Guide to Smart IEP�s from www.smartieps.com
IEP Review Checklist
Strategies for Writing Better Goals and Short Term Objectvies or Benchmarks
The Parent Press from SEAC
The ImPact from SEAC with SEAC webpage http://home.hiwaay.net/~seachsv