Eligibility+IEP

=DPS Link to Eligibility IEPs - navigating ENCORE!= =Pages/Components of the Eligibility IEP:=
 * ** fill in and print before the Eligibility IEP meeting **
 * ** print these pages in preparation for the meeting, but fill them in by hand at meeting **
 * __finish aftter the Eligibility IEP meeting (day of)__


 * ===** Notice of Meeting **===
 * You must execute at least 10 days prior to IEP meeting
 * If Notice of Mtg is done later than 10 days prior, a waiver of notice form will automatically populate
 * Spanish Notice of Mtg - [[file:notice_of_meeting_spanish.doc]]


 * ===__** Meeting Participants **__===
 * You must type in names of attendees before the meeting occurs, and signatures are obtained at the meeting
 * Annual IEP meetings (at minimum) must include the general educator and you
 * Annual IEP meetings ideally include the general educator, you, the parent, the student, any service provider delivering services to the student (often speech therapist), your Special Education Chair or Mentor (at least for your first few)
 * Annual IEP meetings may also include an interpereter for the parent, a family liaison, other teachers who work with the student, an administrator, a specialist from the district


 * ===__ Medicaid Release Form __===
 * Talking points when communicating with parents - [[file:medicaid talking points.doc]]
 * Spanish version of release form - [[file:medicaid spanish.doc]]


 * ===__ IEP Information Page __===
 * Contains student information and language proficiency data
 * You must enter the parent's native language
 * You must enter CELA scores if student is EL


 * ===** PLAAFPs - Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance **===
 * For an eligibility, each service provider is evaluating the child, so each service provider writes their report in their area of expertise
 * Your PLAAFP is the Educational Report, and is similar to an annual PLAAFP in format, but is much more in depth
 * The eligibility IEP contains:
 * Educational PLAAFP - written by the Special Educator
 * Speech/Language PLAAFP - written by the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)
 * Cognitive PLAAFP - written by the Psychologist
 * Social/Emotinal PLAAFP - written by the Social Worker
 * Health PLAAFP - written by the Nurse
 * Motor Services PLAAFP - (optional - to be determined if needed at time of referral) written by Occupational Therapist (OT/PT)
 * Each PLAAFP must be written according to the 4 components:
 * Observation
 * Evaluation / Body of Evidence
 * Interpretation
 * Recommendations
 * Example of an Initial Eligibility PLAAFP for Education - [[file:example of Eligibility Educational PLAAFP.doc]]


 * ===__** Determination of Eligibility **__===


 * ===__** Determination of Disability **__===
 * DPS Link to Disability Criteria


 * ===__** Parent Consent for Special Education Services **__===


 * ===__** Services Provided (LRE) Page **__===
 * Quantifies Services Provided per each provider delivering them (you don't have to enter in other providers' services - they will enter their own)
 * Special Educators report weekly hours of service to be delivered
 * The environment in which services are to be provided are classified as:
 * Indirect Consultation - this means you would not directly work with the student, but you would collaborate with other teachers who do. This is not a service commonly documented, and should never be the only service offered. We meet with general educators regulary about our students, but we don't have to document that here in the IEP
 * Integrated Services in General Classroom - this means you are supporting the student within his/her class, like a co-teach or push-in model
 * Driect Outside General Classroom - this means you are pulling the student out to a resource setting to deliver services
 * Rationale statements for services MUST align with the needs of the student, as specified in your PLAAFP. Be specific as to why this particular setting was decided upon by the IEP team.
 * [[file:Services page example.pdf]]
 * [[file:services page rationale statements.pdf]]


 * ===__ Accommodations __===
 * Documents a checklist of accommodations that the student requires in all educational settings
 * Documents particular accommodations to be given to students for District (Interrums) and State (TCAP) testing. Typical testing accommodations:
 * Extended Time
 * Oral Presentation of Entire Assessment (generally given to students who would benefit because their inability to read grade level text would prevent their access to demonstrating their skills or knowledge - there is no hard/fast district rule on who gets this accommodation, as it is professional judgement of IEP team)
 * Small Group or Grouping of Students with Accommodations


 * ===__Goals__===
 * all about IEP Goals


 * ===__Prior Written Notice__===
 * this page is filled in immediately following the IEP meeting
 * this page is a summary of what took place at the meeting
 * PWN hints page - [[file:prior written notice.pdf]]
 * PWN example - [[file:PriorWrittenNoticejulieexample.pdf]]