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This piece grapples with the complexities and frustrations surrounding Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) in middle school settings. Reflecting on the planning, meetings, and challenges faced, it highlights the struggles teachers encounter when trying to implement effective differentiated education plans (DEPs) for students. It emphasizes the chaotic nature of meetings, the inadequacies of the current forms, and the need for effective communication and collaboration among educators. Ultimately, it advocates for an iterative approach to improving these plans to better serve students' unique needs.
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Ames Middle School Differentiated Education Plans Overview
Do you like these IEPs? I do not like these IEPs I do not like them, Jeeze Louise We test, we check, we plan, we meet But nothing ever seems complete. Would you, could you like the form? I do not like the form I see Not page 1, not 2, not 3 Another change, a brand new box I think we all have lost our rocks. Could you all meet here or there? We could not all meet here or there. We cannot all fit anywhere. Not in a room, not in the hall There seems to be no space at all.
Would you, could you meet again? I cannot meet again next week No lunch, no prep. Please hear me speak. No, not at dusk. No, not at dawn At 5 pm I should be gone. Could you hear while all speak out? Would you write the words they spout? I could not hear, I would not write This does not need to be a fight. Sign here, date there, mark this, check that Beware the student’s ad-vo-cat(e). You do not like them…So you say Try again! Try again! and you may.
If you will let me be, I will try again You will see. Say! I almost like these IEPs I think I'll write 6003. And I will practice day and night Until they say "You got it right!” - Hoagies Gifted Education Page Author unknown
Identification • Determine level of serviceLevel 1: Classroom enrichment Level 2: Cluster Group enrichment Level 3: Independent study/ accelerated study / mentors • Determine areas of serviceLanguage Arts/Humanities Math/Science
Fall Goal Sessions"If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else." Yogi Berra • Meet individually or in small groups • Students establish an academic and social goal for the year
Differentiated Education Plan • Initial review of all data and the creation of a plan to best meet the needs established from the data guides ELP actions throughout the year. • The DEP is a working document, modified and updated throughout the year.
DEP’s become a record of… • participation in ELP whole class enrichment, cluster groups, or independent study • activities offered but not accepted • student established goals
Annual Review • Year end report is created to summarize growth in goals and academic areas • The summary aids in a smooth transition to the next teacher or building
Ames High School http://www.ames.k12.ia.us/Departments/ELP/ELP.html
Questions? • Comments? • Concerns?
Linda Telleen-Martens Ames Community Schools ELP Director/AHS ELP Teacher Ames High School ltelleen@ames.k12.ia.us • Jayne Staniforth 7-8 Extended Learning Program Teacher Ames Middle School jstaniforth@ames.k12.ia.us
