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IEP DOCUMENTS

Providing Related Services for Missed Therapy Sessions  Skill-Based Assessment
(Sample) IEP Meeting Agenda  Justification Statements
Annual Goal Examples Prior Notice Sample Statements
Description of Services - TA Document PLAAFP Examples
20.  Individualized Education Program, the IEP 26.  Transition Course of Study Worksheet
20a.  Addendum to the IEP 27.  Parent/Guardian Not in Attendance at an IEP Meeting
21.  IEP Technical Assistance Guide 28.  Notices of Changes to an IEP without an IEP Meeting
22.  Therapy Session Statement 29.  Changes to IEP
23.  Sample Justification Statements for Alternative Placements 30.  Parent/Guardian Notice that Graduation Requirements will be Met
24.  IEP Team Placement Committee Over-Ride 32.  IEP Student Progress Report
25.  Parents/Guardian Placement Refusal 33.  Revocation of Consent 
20. Individualized Education Program, the IEP
  When to use this form:  This form is the Department of Education’s IEP document. The special education staff in conjunction with the IEP team completes the IEP form. The IEP identifies the special education services and related and supplementary services that the student will be provided. The IEP form reflects the student’s annual (1 year) educational plan as agreed to by the student’s parents/guardian and the school district. The School district/cooperative staff should refer to the Department of Education’s IEP Technical Assistance Guide during the development of an IEP and in any subsequent modifications.

 

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20a. Addendum to the IEP
  When to use this form:  This form is part of the Department of Education’s IEP document and is completed when there is a change in any portion of a current active IEP.

 

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21. IEP Technical Assistance Guide
  When to use this form:  This form is the Department of Education’s Technical Assistance Guide for writing an appropriate IEP. Special education personnel should refer to the IEP Technical Assistance Guide during the development of a student’s IEP.

 

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22. Therapy Session Statement 
  When to use this form:  When writing an IEP that requires related services, be sure to include the statement that related services will be provided when school is in session, except when extended school year services are needed. 

An example statement may look like this:

Johnny will receive speech therapy services two times a week for 20 minutes each when school is in session.

 

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23. Sample Justification Statements for Alternative Placements
  When to use this form:  This form is used by special education personnel when developing a justification statement(s) for removing a student from the general education classroom setting. The form contains sample justification statements for various placement settings.

 

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24. IEP Team Placement Committee Over-Ride
 

 

  When to use this form:  This form is used by the student’s IEP team to justify the student’s eligibility for special education services when evaluation data reflects that the student did not meet the Department of Education’s eligibility criteria. This form allows the district/cooperative IEP Committee Team to provide for an exception (over-ride), by citing other relevant evaluation data that would justify the student’s eligibility for special education services.

 

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25. Parents/Guardian Placement Refusal
  When to use this form:  This form may be used by the student’s IEP Team to document that the parents/guardian were given the opportunity to place their child in the district/cooperative special education program but refused.

 

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26. Transition Course of Study Worksheet
  When to use this form:  This form is used by the high school special education staff to keep a record of a high school student’s course of study toward meeting the district’s graduation requirements. The school district’s general education course requirements are listed and the district’s special education substitute courses are listed with course completion dates.

 

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27. Parent/Guardian Not in Attendance at an IEP Meeting
  When to use this form:  This form is used by the special education staff as a cover letter to parents/guardian who did not attend an IEP meeting after a series of attempts was made by the district/cooperative special education staff to ensure their attendance. The form is sent with their student’s IEP asking the parents/guardian to sign and return the IEP signature page with their consent to implement the IEP.

 

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28. Notices of Changes to an IEP without an IEP Meeting
  When to use this form:  This form is used by the special education staff to allow for changes to a student’s IEP without a meeting. The special education staff may use communication devices such as parent- teacher meetings, phone conversations, e-mails, etc. to communicate with parents/guardian for agreed changes to a student’s IEP. The form states the reason for the change, other options considered and provides parents/guardian procedural safeguards.

 

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29. Changes to IEP
  When to use this form:  This form is given to the student’s parents/guardian after the parents/guardian has agreed to change the student’s IEP without an IEP Team meeting. The form describes the changes to the student’s IEP and the date changes to the IEP will begin.

 

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30. Parent/Guardian Notice that Graduation Requirements will be Met
  When to use this form:  This form is used by special education staff to notify parents/guardian that the student’s IEP Team has met and determined that their child’s graduation requirements will be met at the end of the current school term and will proceed to graduation upon successful completion of the current curriculum and IEP.

 

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32. IEP Student Progress Report
  When to use this form:  This form is completed by special education personnel to report to parents/guardians the student’s progress toward meeting annual IEP goals. The form identifies the student’s annual goals, rating scale toward progress, evaluation procedures and a recommendation if the progress is sufficient for the student to achieve the goal by the end of the school term, and staff comments to parents/guardians. At a minimum, the form should be completed and discussed with the student’s parents/guardians at the same frequency as general education teachers communicate student progress with parents/guardians. For struggling students, the form should be completed and discussed with the student’s parents more frequently than students who are making adequate progress toward their IEP goals.

 

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33. Revocation of Special Education Consent 
  When to use this form:  This form enables the parent or adult student to revoke their consent for special education services in writing.  Special education and related services can be discontinued only after the school district's receipt of the parent's/guardian's signature to revoke consent for special education services for the student and provision of Prior Written Notice to the parents/guardian.

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