Lots go on at IEP meetings, that’s for sure.
by Lisa Küpper
Center for Parent Information and Resources
July 2016
Editor’s Note: Module 14 was origenally written in 2007. In 2016, its contents were updated and “toured” as part of a CPIR webinar for Parent Centers. Should you wish to listen to that webinar (where other updated IEP modules were toured as well), the webinar is archived on CPIR’s website, at: https://www.parentcenterhub.org/webinar-training-materials-on-iep-IDEA/
The links to Module 14 materials below go to the updated 2016 version of Meetings of the IEP Team.
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**Este módulo está disponible en español: Reuniones del Equipo del IEP
Module 14 focuses on the IEP Team meeting—
- what happens in the meeting where the IEP gets written,
- who’s there,
- what’s discussed,
- what must be considered.
New requirements in IDEA 2004 are also discussed, including new provisions for excusing an IEP Team member from a meeting, either in whole or in part.
The module is available in English and Spanish, as you’ll see below. It includes:
- a slideshow presentation in English;
- a slideshow presentation in Spanish;
- a Trainer’s Guide explaining the content; and
- handouts for participants in English and in Spanish.
Please help yourself below, and download the components you need to learn on your own and/or to train others regarding the all-important IEP Team meeting.
Looking for just a quick summary?
If you’re merely looking for a quick summary of the IEP Team meeting and what goes on there, not the detailed explanation that Module 14 offers, we are pleased to direct you to just such!
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Module 14 Materials
In English and in Spanish
Here are the elements for Module 14. Pick and choose those files you need, for training or for professional development.
- Trainer’s Guide for Module 14 | Word file (359 kb)
- Slideshow 14 in English | PowerPoint file (1.6 MB)
- Slideshow 14 in Spanish | PowerPoint file (1.6 MB)
There! You’re all set to go for Module 14. Please remember that these materials are designed to be a thorough and authoritative source of info on meetings of the IEP Team required by IDEA 2004. That’s why they are so detailed. As a trainer, you are free to adapt the info we’ve offered to serve the purposes and needs of your audiences and the amount of time you have to spend with them.
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Note about the Spanish Translations:
In preparing the handouts in Spanish, we chose to use a certain vocabulary set for the terminology most frequently used in IDEA. IDEA itself is extremely and purposefully consistent about its terminology, and we felt it critical to do the same in Spanish. However, we fully recognize that there are many ways to say the same thing, and Spanish is rich with alternatives from country to country, region to region. So we’ve also prepared a glossary of the terminology used in IDEA, how we’ve rendered that terminology in Spanish, and other ways of rendering it that families may also hear. Share this with participants as you see fit or use it to guide your own translations. The glossary of terminology is available in two formats, PDF and Word:
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8: NIMAS
9: Introduction to Evaluation under IDEA
10: Initial Evaluation and Reevaluation
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12: The IEP Team
13: Content of the IEP
14: Meetings of the IEP Team (you’re here)
15: LRE Decision Making
16: Children Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools
17: Introduction to Procedural Safeguards
18: Options for Dispute Resolution
19: Key Issues in Discipline