This session provides participants with an understanding of how the key components of the SB IEP process work together to develop aligned, data-driven IEPs that support student access to, and progress in, the enrolled grade-level general education curriculum.
Participants will:
• Recognize key federal and state regulations and Texas Education Agency (TEA) guidance that direct IEP content and development.
• Develop compliant present levels of academic achievement and functional performance (PLAAFP) statements that include how the student’s disability affects their involvement and progress in the general education curriculum (or, for preschool children, how the disability affects the student's participation in appropriate activities), addresses all disability characteristics unique to the student and related services needs, describes the student’s strengths, identifies areas of critical need by describing what the student’s non-disabled grade-level peer is expected to do in the general education curriculum in academic areas, and baseline data for areas of critical need in academics and functional areas.
• Write measurable annual goals and short-term objectives or benchmarks, if appropriate, with the required four components (timeframe, conditions, behavior, and criterion) built from baseline data in the PLAAFP and inform the specially designed instruction (SDI) required to support student progress toward the goal.
• Design effective data collection methods for progress monitoring annual goals and establish systems for reporting progress to parents.
By the end of this session, participants will understand the importance of these components and how their alignment results in an appropriate and ambitious IEP for students receiving special education and related services.

The intended audience for this training is special education teachers, related service providers, and any other professional staff responsible for drafting a student’s IEP, including present levels of academic achievement and functional performance and measurable annual goals.

Special Education

TPESS 1d Maximize learning for all students
TTESS 1.3 Knowledge of Students

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