An Introduction to your IEP

1. An Introduction to your IEP A Passport to your Learning Success! Mrs. Ellis Wilder-Waite Grade School

2. You will learn • What an IEP is • Why you have an IEP • What goals are written in your IEP (and help make new ones!) • What accommodations are and what accommodations you have (and help make new ones!) • What related services are and which related services you receive • What an IEP meeting is and how to present at your own IEP!

4. So what is an IEP? Individualized Education Plan

5. You are the “I” in IEP

6. Why do you have an IEP? Some students have IEPs because they need them to help them be successful in school. Your IEP talks about your areas of strength and weakness, what skills you need to learn, what you'll do in school this year, what services your school will provide, and where your learning will take place.

7. What Goals are in your IEP? • Reading • Math • Writing • Behavior • Organization • Attention • Other Academic Goals Functional Goals

8. What are Accommodations? Helpful tools, strategies, and resources provided to you to ensure your success in school Modified Tests Tests Read Extra Time on Tests Scribe Special Seating Technology

9. What are Related Services?

10. What does my IEP look like? • Signatures • Goals • Accommodations • Strengths • Special Services • Related Services • Supplementary Aids/Accommodations

11. Let’s Explore Your IEP

13. Where Do We Go From Here? • Invite IEP members to the meeting by writing a formal business letter • Write a “My Strengths” Essay • 5th Graders write a ‘Vision for Middle School’ Essay • Complete an “Accommodations Think Sheet” • Get Input from your parents and teachers • Brainstorm potential goals • Create name cards for IEP team members • Create a PowerPoint presentation for the meeting • Practice presenting to your classmates before your February 4th Meeting If you don’t know where you are going, any old road will get you there….

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