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EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN DIVISION
Integrated Individualized Education Programs
Derived from: Training Modules 10, 11 & 12
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• Describe essential components of a Present Level of Academic and Functional Performance (PLAFFP) and develop an example
• Describe essential components of an annual goal and develop an example
• Describe integrated goals and their development and develop an example
• Discuss appropriate progress reporting and develop an example
Objectives
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How Confused Are You?
Let’s PlayTRUE Or FALSE…
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Question #1
All IEP goals supported by related services must be integrated.
• True or False?
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The Answer Is:
• FALSEA student’s IEP goal should be
written in any way that will best meet that student’s needs.
Sometimes an integrated goal is best, sometimes a traditional goal is best, sometimes both!
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Question #2
If a related service is required for the student to benefit from special education, an RSSD must be completed.
• True or False?
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The Answer Is:
• FALSE
A RSSD is not required in any case, it is one more option to document the services a student needs in the IEP.
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Question #3
A related service provider must write a progress report for goals in which their service is integrated.
• True or False?
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The Answer Is:
• TRUEIf you are providing services to help a
student achieve a goal, you must report on the student’s progress or lack of progress from your disciplines’ perspective.
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Question #4
It is better to have IEP goals clearly separated into OT goals, PT goals, etc.
• True or False?
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The Answer Is:
• FALSEThe goals should be focused on the
student’s function, not the OT or PT. Best practice for both OT and PT call for student-centered not discipline specific goals.
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Question #5
A student can have both an RSSD and IEP goals.
• True or False?
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The Answer Is:
• TRUE
A student’s IEP should be individualized and be made to fit their needs. IEPs should not be made to fit the form or computer program. If it will not fit, write it out!
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Question #6At the IEP meeting, a related service
provider should review goals developed by other team members and select which goals to integrate into.
• True or False?
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The Answer Is:• FALSE
This is not a shopping opportunity! If you think an integrated goal will
work well, all collaborators should discuss (via email, phone or meeting) what the goal, data collection and progress reporting may look like and present a draft to the team.
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Question #7If a student has an integrated
goal, you must use an RSSD.
• True or False?
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The Answer Is:
• FALSEWhat?? No, an RSSD is not required.
It is always an option. An IEP is intended to be individualized, write it as it needs to be written. “Always” and “never” cannot be used if the process is individualized.
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Let’s begin at the beginning…
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IEP DEVELOPMENT:Evidence-Based Practice
• Formulate clinically relevant question
• Gather evidence that may answer question
• Evaluate evidence to determine which is best
• Communicate evidence during decision-making
• Evaluate outcomesAOTA SSSIS Vol. 13, No. 3, Sept. 2006
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IEP DEVELOPMENT: The Sequence
1. Team members report findings/review existing data
2. Team identifies strengths & prioritizes needs
3. Team writes prioritized goals student can reasonably achieve by end of IEP
4. Team determines least restrictive environment for plan implementation
5. Team determines services & supports student will need to benefit from & make progress in program
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Domains of Academic & Functional Performance: Standard Course of Study
• Art• Computer/ Technology• Guidance• Healthful Living• Information Skills
• English Language Arts• Math• Science • Social Studies
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/
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Domains of Academic & Functional Performance: Foundations – Early Learning Standards
• Approaches to Learning
• Emotional & Social Development
• Health & Physical Development
• Language Development & Communication
• Cognitive Development
http://www.osr.nc.gov/ProfDevandResources/foundationsEarly_learningToDownload.asp
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The PLAAFP Is…
• Current• Relevant• Objective• Measurable• Understandable• Related to one academic or
functional domain
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Major Components of PLAAFP• Data-based, student specific information
related to current academic achievement and functional performance.
• Strengths of the student.• Needs resulting from the disability.• Effects of the disability on involvement and
progress in the general education curriculum.The PLAAFP is comprehensive for each skill
area or domain (academic/functional).
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Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional
PerformanceBOTTOM LINE………
The present level of performance is the cornerstone of the IEP. It drives other IEP components. It links all components of the IEP together.
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The measurable annual goal is a statement that flows from areas of need identified in the present levels of academic achievement and functional performance. The annual goals can reasonably be accomplished within the duration of the IEP.
ANNUAL GOAL
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Measurable Annual GoalsMajor Components
• Any important givens/conditions (when, with what, where)…as applicable.
• A skill/domain area (academic, behavioral, functional).
• An observable learner performance (what the learner will be doing, an action).
• Measurable criteria which specify the acceptable level of student performance (e.g., speed, accuracy, frequency)
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Please refer to your handouts…
• Actual PLAAF sample• Suggested PLAAF• Actual and Suggested
Goals• Fill in the component
Table
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SAMPLE 1:
PreSchool Student
Present Level of Academic and Functional Performance
-Actual-Suggested
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PLAAFP Component PLAAFP Statement1. Data-based student specific information about the student’s current academic achievement and functional performance 2. Strengths of the student
3. Needs resulting from the disability
4. Effects of the disability on involvement and progress in the general education curriculum
Parent, teacher and therapist observation and report, data collection/chart
Able to find and hold fork; interested in food, eating and interaction
XXXX
XXXXXX
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Annual Goal Component Annual Goal Statement
1. Given/Conditions (when or under what conditions), as applicable
2. Skill/Curriculum/Behavior Area or Domain (Academic/Functional)
3. Observable Learner Performance (Action)
4. Desired Level of Achievement/Outcome (Measurable Criteria…how well, how many times, over what period of time)
Moderate adult assistance, Adapted feeding tools
Self Care
Feeding and making choices independently
Demonstrating at least one:Initiation, sip/bite, choice…
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SAMPLE 2:
Elementary Student
Present Level of Academic and Functional Performance
-Actual-Suggested
Table
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SAMPLE 3:
High School Student
Present Level of Academic and Functional Performance-Actual-Suggested
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Measuring Progress Toward the Annual Goal
How ?• Must accurately measure the criteria stated
in the goals/objectives/benchmarks.• Must provide clear evidence of progress in
the general curriculum.• Must be based on data.• Must be “parent friendly” language.
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Common Data Sources to Measure Progress:
• Test results• Curriculum-based measurements• Work samples • Portfolios • Teacher/Service Provider observation
checklists • Behavior observations Only one measurement of progress is required;
however, it must be sufficient to gather all of the data needed to report progress on each annual goal.
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• Progress made toward achieving goals
• Extent to which the progress is sufficient to achieve the goals by the end of the year.
The goal should be written out on the progress report.
Progress Report to Parents must include:
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Tips for collaborating• Use email, include the entire IEP team• Use non-student time during the day (e.g.
cleaning up, recess, lunch, walking down the hallway)
• Begin discussing potential goals/goal areas early, at progress report time
• Draft goals prior to the meeting and distribute to the entire IEP team, make certain they are marked and understood as draft copies.
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Tips for collaborating• Think about the big picture, what the student
needs to be doing next year,
5 years from now, when they are 21.
• Ask the student what they want to be able to do.
• Write goals that are ‘real-life’ and foster not only independence but self-advocacy.
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Submitted Questions…
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Q&A - PLAAFP
• How do people tend to write PLAAFP--do they read what the teacher has written and add details or write their own paragraph and submit it to the PLAAFP. What is best practice and or reasonable?
• If a teacher doesn't want to meet and do an integrated PLAAFP and request that I submit a separate page with a PLAAFP on it and doesn't leave me an option, what is my recourse?
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Q&A – Integrated Goals
• Can we as the related service provider write the goal and say it is integrated even though it is obviously a PT, OT, speech goal? This is especially for our severe/profound population where we expect the classroom staff to implement the goals and strategies in all daily activities or daily, with our assistance/guidance.
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Q&A – Integrated Goals
• Should the team mark the box that says "Is this goal integrated with related service(s)?" if the RS is serving the child on a support description?
• For preschoolers, what is your recommendation for using objectives or not for children who you know will be on extend two when they become school age?
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Q&A – Integrated Goals• What are some examples of "Assistive Technology
devices" that should be listed after the annual goal? Are we to list only the more high tech devices (i.e., portable word processor, communication devices, etc.) or are we to include the more miniscule devices (i.e., pencil grip, slant board/surface) as well?
• Can you have both academic and functional checked off on the same goal page?
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Q&A – Related Service Support Description (RSSD)
• Do we input service time for a service plan?
• Can you have both a Related Service Support Plan in an IEP and then have the teacher check off that it is an integrated goal?
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Q&A – Service Delivery• Is observing a student in his classroom, or working with
the student in class while also interacting with his/her classmates considered direct service, or is pull-out or individual instruction is needed to count as direct service?
• If the team wants to provide a related service on a consultative basis, how should this be indicated in the IEP, in terms of individual/integrated goals, frequency/location of service, and/or RSSD?
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Questions & Comments
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References/ResourcesDepartment of Education Federal Register
(August 14, 2006) http://idea.ed.govNorth Carolina Policies Governing Services for
Children with Disabilities (November 1, 2007) http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/
Domains of Academic & Functional Performance: Standard Course of Study
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/
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References/ResourcesDomains of Academic & Functional Performance:
Foundations – Early Learning Standards http://www.osr.nc.gov/ProfDevandResources/foundationsEarly_learningToDownload.asp
Writing Quality Individualized Education Programs. Gibb & Dyches, 2007
Writing Measurable IEP Goals and Objectives. Bateman & Herr, 2006.
NC DPI Training Modules: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/policy/ presentations/