Examining IEP s for Educational Benefit East Haven Public Schools March 28, 2006 25 Industrial...

Examining IEP s for Educational Benefit

East Haven Public SchoolsMarch 28, 2006

25 Industrial Park Road, Middletown, CT 06457-1520 · (860) 632-1485

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What is “Educational Benefit”?

Dialogue with your neighbor

What does this term mean to you?

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Educational Benefit

Educational Benefit can be measured by… Passing marks Advancement from grade to grade Progress toward goals and objectives Improved scores on district/statewide

assessments/ alternate assessment Passing the high school exit exam

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Focused Monitoring“The primary focus of Federal and

State monitoring activities… improving educational results and

functional outcomes for all children with disabilities”

(H.R. 1350 §§616 (a)(2))616 (a)(2))

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Why Procedural Compliance is Not Enough?“You can be in compliance

with all 755 required items and not be achieving results for students with disabilities.”

Alan Coulter

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Current Underlying Concept

Compliance Consists of Two Interrelated Elements:

Educational Procedures+

Educational Benefit (Results)

BOE v. Rowley, decision, June 28, 1982

www.hdc.lsuhsc.edu

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How is Educational Benefit Obtained?

“instruction… should be reasonably calculated to enable the child to achieve passing marks and advance from grade to grade”

Judge RehnquistBOE v. Rowley decision, June 28,1982

Assessing for Educational Benefit

A Process for Districts to Examine IEPs

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Educational Benefit Analysis

Reviewing IEP documentation for a 3-year cycle

Analyzing the relationship among needs, goals, and services

Comparing progress across annuals Looking for patterns in the planning process Discussing if the IEP was reasonably planned

to result in educational benefit Reviewing the child’s progress("State and Local Processes for Monitoring Educational Benefit", 2004)

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Steps for the Process STEP 1

Chart what is recorded in the IEPs about needs, goals and objectives, services and progress.

STEP 2Analyze the needs, goals and services within each IEP for alignment.

STEP 3Compare across each IEP to determine progression of progress (or lack of progress).("State and Local Processes for Monitoring Educational Benefit", 2004)

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STEP 1

Jigsaw the documentation of each IEP

Look for… Present Level of Performance (p 3, 4-5) Goals & Objectives, Accommodations &

Modifications (pp 4 & 8, 7 & 8) Services (p 5, 11) Progress made on annual goals (p 4, 7)

("State and Local Processes for Monitoring Educational Benefit", 2004)

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STEP 1

For each IEP Record what is written on the IEP.

Information must be present in the IEP Information is verbatim as much as possible Short-hand and abbreviations are ok, but

paraphrasing or summarizing is not

Color Coded Green- what is written in IEP Blue-strengths Red-supporting documents (psy. evals)

Present Levels

Concerns Goals/ Objectives

Services Progress

Academic/Cognitive Language Arts:

Domain

Present Levels

Concerns Goals/ Objectives

Services Progress

Academic/Cognitive Language Arts:

KTEA Reading 3.4 G.E.Oral Reading Inventory 3.2 G.E.

Present Level

Present Levels

Concerns Goals/ Objectives

Services Progress

Academic/Cognitive Language Arts:

KTEA Reading 3.4 G.E.Oral Reading Inventory 3.2 G.E.

Comp. is sig. below grade level

Concerns

Present Levels

Concerns Goals/ Objectives

Services Progress

Academic/Cognitive Language Arts:

KTEA Reading 3.4 G.E.Oral Reading Inventory 3.2 G.E.

Comp. is sig. below grade level

Improve comp of read material from 3.2 to 5.0

Given passage state 2 detailsGiven passage ans correctly 5/6 W quest

Goals, Objectives, Accommodations,

& Modifications

Present Levels

Concerns Goals/ Objectives

Services Progress

Academic/Cognitive Language Arts:

KTEA Reading 3.4 G.E.Oral Reading Inventory 3.2 G.E.

Comp. is sig. below grade level

Improve comp of read material from 3.2 to 5.0

Given passage state 2 detailsGiven passage ans correctly 5/6 W quest

Learning center 3.75 hrs/wk

Service

Present Levels

Concerns Goals/ Objectives

Services Progress

Academic/Cognitive Language Arts:

KTEA Reading 3.4 G.E.Oral Reading Inventory 3.2 G.E.

Comp. is sig. below grade level

Improve comp of read material from 3.2 to 5.0

Given passage state 2 detailsGiven passage ans correctly 5/6 W quest

Learning center 3.75 hrs/wk

S

S

S

Progress

Present Levels

Concerns Goals/ Objectives

Services Progress

Academic/Cognitive Language Arts:

KTEA Reading 3.4 G.E.Oral Reading Inventory 3.2 G.E.

Comp. is sig. below grade level

Improve comp of read material from 3.2 to 5.0

Given passage state 2 detailsGiven passage ans correctly 5/6 W quest

Learning center 3.75 hrs/wk

S

S

S

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STEP 2

For each IEP The group will determine the alignment

between each component The recorder will draw circles and

arrows to show alignment

Present Levels

Concerns Goals/ Objectives

Services Progress

Academic/Cognitive Language Arts:

KTEA Reading 3.4 G.E.Oral Reading Inventory 3.2 G.E.

Comp. is sig. below grade level

Improve comp of read material from 3.2 to 5.0

Given passage state 2 detailsGiven passage ans correctly 5/6 W quest

Learning center 3.75 hrs/wk

S

S

S

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STEP 3

Comparing each IEP The group will determine if there was a

change from the previous IEP to the next IEP

The recorder will note the changes using 0, +, or –

Present Levels

Concerns Goals/ Objectives

Services Progress

Academic/Cognitive Language Arts:

KTEA Reading 3.4 G.E.Oral Reading Inventory 3.2 G.E.

Comp. is sig. below grade level

Improve comp of read material from 3.2 to 5.0

Given passage state 2 detailsGiven passage ans correctly 5/6 W quest

Learning center 3.75 hrs/wk

S

S

S

o No change from prior year

+ Increased complexity or progress

- Decreased complexity or progress

Present Levels

Concerns Goals/ Objectives

Services Progress

Academic/Cognitive Language Arts:

KTEA Reading 3.4 G.E.Oral Reading Inventory 3.2 G.E.

Comp. is sig. below grade level

Improve comp of read material from 3.2 to 5.0

Given passage state 2 detailsGiven passage ans correctly 5/6 W quest

Learning center 3.75 hrs/wk

S

S

S

KTEA Reading 2.1 G.E.Oral Reading Inventory 2.5 G.E.

+

Present Levels

Concerns Goals/ Objectives

Services Progress

Academic/Cognitive Language Arts:

KTEA Reading 3.4 G.E.Oral Reading Inventory 3.2 G.E.

Comp. is sig. below grade level

Improve comp of read material from 3.2 to 5.0

Given passage state 2 detailsGiven passage ans correctly 5/6 W quest

Learning center 3.75 hrs/wk

S

S

S

Comp. is sig. below grade level

+

O

Present Levels

Concerns Goals/ Objectives

Services Progress

Academic/Cognitive Language Arts:

KTEA Reading 3.4 G.E.Oral Reading Inventory 3.2 G.E.

Comp. is sig. below grade level

Improve comp of read material from 3.2 to 5.0

Given passage state 2 detailsGiven passage ans correctly 5/6 W quest

Learning center 3.75 hrs/wk

S

S

S

+

O

Improve comp of read material from 2.5 to 4.0

+

Present Levels

Concerns Goals/ Objectives

Services Progress

Academic/Cognitive Language Arts:

KTEA Reading 3.4 G.E.Oral Reading Inventory 3.2 G.E.

Comp. is sig. below grade level

Improve comp of read material from 3.2 to 5.0

Given passage state 2 detailsGiven passage ans correctly 5/6 W quest

Learning center 3.75 hrs/wk

S

S

S

+

O

Given passage state 2 details

+

O

Present Levels

Concerns Goals/ Objectives

Services Progress

Academic/Cognitive Language Arts:

KTEA Reading 3.4 G.E.Oral Reading Inventory 3.2 G.E.

Comp. is sig. below grade level

Improve comp of read material from 3.2 to 5.0

Given passage state 2 detailsGiven passage ans correctly 5/6 W quest

Learning center 3.75 hrs/wk

S

S

S

+

O

Given passage ans correctly 6/6 W quest

+

O

-

Present Levels

Concerns Goals/ Objectives

Services Progress

Academic/Cognitive Language Arts:

KTEA Reading 3.4 G.E.Oral Reading Inventory 3.2 G.E.

Comp. is sig. below grade level

Improve comp of read material from 3.2 to 5.0

Given passage state 2 detailsGiven passage ans correctly 5/6 W quest

Learning center 3.75 hrs/wk

S

S

S

+

O+

O

-

O

Learning center 3.75 hrs/wk

Present Levels

Concerns Goals/ Objectives

Services Progress

Academic/Cognitive Language Arts:

KTEA Reading 3.4 G.E.Oral Reading Inventory 3.2 G.E.

Comp. is sig. below grade level

Improve comp of read material from 3.2 to 5.0

Given passage state 2 detailsGiven passage ans correctly 5/6 W quest

Learning center 3.75 hrs/wk

S

S

S

+

O+

O

-

O

Present Levels

Concerns Goals/ Objectives

Services Progress

Academic/Cognitive Language Arts:

KTEA Reading 3.4 G.E.Oral Reading Inventory 3.2 G.E.

Comp. is sig. below grade level

Improve comp of read material from 3.2 to 5.0

Given passage state 2 detailsGiven passage ans correctly 5/6 W quest

Learning center 3.75 hrs/wk

S

S

S

+

O+

O

-

O

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Summary of Reflection

+ Needs for Improvement