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Another common key component is the Individual Education Plan or IEP. An IEP is a written guideline used to compare and display information regarding a student’s success and failures. An IEP includes the level in which a student is currently at and where the educator believes they will be in the next year. By reviewing the previous year’s goals, teachers and parents can compare the student successes. In addition to an IEP’s reviewing and goal setting abilities, it is also a legally binding document. Due process of law, another component of PL 94–142 is an overview of knowledge and consent and also the schools procedures and timelines for their actions. Due process of law also states that the school may not make a decision related to a student’s education without the parent and child agreement. This component also includes that an IEP may not be conducted without an at least 10 day notice to the family of the child. P.L. 94-142 also includes a component which states that schools must conduct assessments in a manner which is fair to all students. Also, P.L. 94-142 states that schools must keep their records private. Parents do however, have the right to see the records being taken

The IEP is created by a group of individuals who play an important role in the student’s success. Those that should be involved in the creation of the IEP are the parents of the students, at least one regular education teacher of the student, at least one special education teacher, a representative of the LEA who is able to supervise the plans, someone who is able to interpret evaluation results (may be someone already on the team), any other person who has knowledge about the student, and whenever possible, the student with the disability (Gibb & Dyches, 2016). The evaluation results will be used to decide the child’s eligibility for special education and related services and to make decisions about an appropriate educational program for the child. Once the student is tested and determined eligible for services the IEP must be written.

When a child is in the process of a statutory assessment in line with the SEN code of practice, that child will be allocated their own EP who will carry out a psychological assessment as part of the reports. All maintained schools have access to and EP on a regular basis. EP support for non-maintained schools differs between different Local Authorities. In some schools the EP is part of the school, whilst in others Eps will only visit when there is a child assessment or has been asked to attend by the Local Authority or by a Health department (as in the case of children with significant physical and/or medical

IEP’s which are individualized educational plan are very important documents, they are used to meet a student’s educational needs. There are certain criteria a student must meet to be eligible for special education services. A team of people work together to create

Under IDEA the law mandates the student to have an IEP team. The parent is encouraged to be a part of their child learning

In 1991 the Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was replaced by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This law was passed to provide free and appropriate public education to every child with a disability. It requires that each child with a disability “have access to the program best suited to that child’s special needs which is as close as possible to a normal child’s educational program” (Martin, 1978). The Individualized education program (IEP) was developed to help provide a written record of students’ needs and procedures for each child that receives special education services. The IEP will list all the services to be provided, the student's performance level, academic performance, and

In my district, in order to ensure the accommodations are being implemented according to IEP deadlines, special education staff frequently monitor our classroom activities, as well as meet with the teachers and request they complete a progress report on each student with an IEP. Our responses will show if we are not applying or interpreting the accommodations correctly or if there are ineffective accommodations. For example, in Joseph’s situation, if one of the accommodations is that teachers are to provide preferred seating in the classroom, but it is not affecting his focus, the team might need to reconvene to modify the IEP accommodation to small group work. Regardless of the reason, having teachers complete a progress report provides documentation that is essential to the IEP process. This fact is supported by Lombardi and Ludlow; “general education teachers are expected to be prepared to modify the scope and sequence of their curriculum when needed” and “when either the teacher or parent feels the program is not meeting the student’s needs, it is important for both parties to have documentation to support their positions” (2004, p. 14-15). Lastly, because the mother felt there was a serious lack of communication between her and the school, a regular report should be given to her, using her preferred form of

The special education teacher is in charge of informing the family on when and where the Individualized Education Program will take place. The family of the student will discuss the necessary content of the individual’s program, how reports will be received to express the child’s progress, and who will be included within the Individualized Education Program team. There will also be considerations in the development of the program, the specific role of the regular education teacher, and the requests of review and revision of the Individualized Education Program. Overall, the family plays a huge role in developing the Individualized Education Program and the parent’s consent must be obtained in order for the IEP to go forward or even be altered.

Prior to 1975, no federal requirements existed for students with disabilities to attend school, or requirements for schools to attempt to teach students with disabilities (Salvia, Yesseldyke, & Bolt, 2013, p. 25). However, upon the enactment of several federal laws, such as Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB), student with disabilities received access to free, appropriate public education which in turned required students with disabilities to participate in statewide assessments. According to Public Law 94-142 (now included in IDEA), it requires an individual education program (IEP) for students with disabilities. As part of the IEP, it contains items such as present levels of academic achievement and functional performance, measurable annual goals, criteria of progress, special education and related services as well as documenting any necessary accommodations needed for statewide assessments. The author provides a comparison of statewide assessments including items such as participation, accommodations and types of assessments between the states of Texas and Massachusetts.

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Choosing to vaccinate or not vaccinate children has become a large topic of contention between parents and medical personnel. Rates of non-medical vaccine exemptions for children entering public school continue to increase across the country. This increase has coincided with a resurgence in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, or VPDs (Lynfield, 2014, p.1). There are a variety of reasons why a family might apply for a non-medical exemption and the validity of these exemptions varies from state to state. Regardless of the justifiability of an exemption, growing numbers of non-vaccinated children entering school will increase the prevalence and mortality from VPDs (Lynfield, 2014, p.2).

Information about current educational performance and how the disability affects the child’s involvement and progress in the general curriculum (TEKS).

The March on Washington took place Wednesday, August 28, 1963 in Washington D.C. The march was generally for jobs and freedom but specifically it was for voting rights protection, public school desegregation and federal programs to trained unemployment workers. When it first began, many of the people was socializing about possibly what’s taken place but honestly no one actually know for sure because of how many people actually showed up and involved themselves in the movement. There was many people that came out to support as well as being apart of the march. You could tell by everyone demeanor that marching on washington were something they wanted to participate in without any force because they most likely felt that marching on washington was significant to them. After, witnessing a few people,you could conclude that participating in the march showed the genuine attitude of the people due to their actions they presented. You would that since so many people showed up that it would be complicated to get everyone’s attention but they were able to follow directions even though they made it to certain areas early then they predicted. I do not think any of the leaders that help corporate this event actually knew how many people was going to show up and take a stand with them but I’m sure they expected the best.

Public education is under funded, especially in the state of Alabama. I attended public school in the state of Alabama and I experienced this first hand in my elementary and high school classrooms. Low funds for the arts department and many basic school necessities are just some of the areas that are affected by the low funding. In the 2012-2013 school years, Alabama had over 744,637 students enrolled in a total of 1,637 schools. Alabama’s school funding has gone down 14% since 2008. Many school systems have to spend additional money from local revenue on top of what the state provides because it is not enough. Alabama public schools are under funded and it is a problem that is affecting classrooms across the

Provide Assistance with children who have an IEP It is understood that when a parent is worried or concerned for their Child’s academic performance they contact the school to set up a meeting with the school's child study team. A child study team consists of a psychologist, a learning disabilities consultant and social worker. From that point on they will discuss the needs that would be better suited for the child’s academic performance. For instance, the social worker along with the child study team must follow certain guidelines set by law and must be included in every Child’s IEP. For this reason it must state the Child’s performance in school during the present term, it must also include educational goals, including the support and services that the school will provide to help each student meet these goals, it also includes modifications and the accommodations to help with their progress, accommodations when taking standardized tests, and a report of how and when the school will measure the child’s progress toward annual goals, and the transition planning that prepares for life after high school. (Stanberry, 2017)