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Collaborative IEPs

Welcome to Creating Collaborative Standards-Based IEPs.

This is an online training for IEP team members. It is based on a handbook and training developed by the Partnership for People with Disabilities at VCU.

The original “Creating Collaborative IEPs: A Handbook” was

  • developed in 1998
  • by a team of parents and professionals from Virginia.
  • with funding from the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities.

A companion training to the handbook was developed as a result of the continuing work of the members of this team, supported by the Partnership for People with Disabilities.

The original materials, “Creating Collaborative IEPs: A Handbook” has been updated to reflect changes to the law based on IDEA 2004. The Handbook is available under “Products” at http://www.vcu.edu/partnership/.

Our belief in developing these materials is that (1) working collaboratively to support the participation of all IEP team members, especially students and family members, and (2) using a process for developing IEPs tied to Virginia’s Standards of Learning, will produce IEPs that lead to better student outcomes, improved IEP team functioning and a reduction in conflicts over IEP development and implementation.

 

Creating Collaborative Standards-Based IEP Training Modules

Introduction to Creating Collaborative IEPs

Session One

  • Handouts
      1. Points to Ponder Regarding the Collaborative Process
      2. Characteristics of Collaboration Activity
      3. Trusting and Trustworthy Behaviors
      4. Points to Ponder Regarding IEP Teaming Skills and Process
      5. Sample Collaborative Team Meeting Worksheet
      6. A Lesson from Nature - A Flock of Birds
      7. Taking It Home - Playing It Forward

 

Session Two

  • Handouts
      1. What Some Parents and Professionals Thought
      2. From a Parent's Perspective
      3. From an Educator's Perspective
      4. Points to Ponder - Preparing for the IEP
      5. Drawing your Dreams
      6. Friendship Questionnaire
      7. A Lesson From Nature - The Parts of the House Argue
      8. Taking it Home - Playing it Forward

 

Session Three

  • Handouts
      1. Points to Ponder Regarding the PLOP
      2. Design a Process for Developing the PLoP
      3. Considerations Checklist for a Process for Developing a PLoP
      4. A Lesson From Nature - A Wild Strawberry
      5. Taking it Home - Playing it Forward

 

Session Four

  • Handouts
      1. Points to Ponder - Goals
      2. Design a Process for Developing IEP GoalsDesign a Process for Developing IEP Goals
      3. Considerations Checklist for Goals
      4. A Lesson From Nature - Empty Cup Mind
      5. Taking it Home - Playing it Forward

 

Session Five

  • Handouts
      1. Points to Ponder - Putting It All Together
      2. Process for Developing IEP
      3. Training Objectives
      4. Session Activity
      5. Training Evaluation

 

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