RTI
What is tier 1 intervention?
"... research-validated teaching practices, with targeted adaptations implemented in the classroom when needed."
~ or something close to that ~
Questions? Page 33.
True/false
A student can initiate a special education referral process.
True!
Page 34.
Name 5 people who could possibly be one the IEP team.
General Educator, Special Educator, School Psychologists or Diagnosticians, Consolers, Speech/Language Pathologists, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, School Nurse, School Administrators, Social Workers, Paraprofessionals, Other School Specialists, IEP chair, Parents, Student, etc.
See page 37.
How often does the IEP team meet to monitor progress?
Annually.
Page 42.
What is tier 2 intervention?
"Interventions can be planned for students who fail to respond to Tier 1 interventions."
Questions? Page 33.
Name 3 rights that a parent has within the IEP referral process.
Eligibility and Evaluations
Parents can:
• Request special education evaluations
• Provide or revoke consent for evaluations
• Consent to or deny special education and related services
• Have access to written records, including copies of evaluations and lEPs
Schools must:
• Explain evaluation results to parents
IEP Participation
Parents:
• Have the right to participate in IEP meetings
• Must receive written documentation stating parental legal rights
• Can invite individuals or advocates familiar with their child to IEP meetings
Changes in Placement or Denial of Services
• Parents have rights to request prior written notice regarding any changes in placement, or refusal of services.
• After requesting prior written notice, schools must document rationale ] behind placement changes or service refusals.
• Parents can use this documentation in any mediation or due process proceeding
Page 36.
Name 3 major components of an IEP.
• Student’s current level of academic achievement and functional performance
• Statement of measurable annual goals, including academic and functional goals
• Statement of short-term objectives for children who take alternative assessments
• Statement of special and related services, based on peer-reviewed research and any program modifications to be provided for support for the child
• Statement of any individual modifications in state- or district-wide assessment procedures
• Statement of why a child cannot participate in state- or district-wide assessment procedures if an alternative assessment is recommended
• Initiation dates of service delivery and the duration and frequency of services
• Statement of transition services for all students 16 years of age and older, including appropriate post-secondary goals and transition services needed to meet goals
• Statement of how annual goals will be measured, how parents will be informed, and how progress will be
True/false
Parents can be notified verbally of the IEP teams recommendations for intervention strategies and rational behind implementation.
False. Notification must be in writing.
Page 32.
What is a tier 3 intervention?
Intensified interventions, possibly "including referral for evaluation for special education placement."
Got a problem? Page 33.
What is an IEE?
Independent Education Evaluation
Page 36.
When a special education student is placed in a general education classroom, the IEP will contain modifications needed, including (name 3 possible modifications categories).
curriculum, instructional procedures, staffing, classroom organization, and special equipment, materials, or aides.
Page 38.
Name the four areas of intervention strategies that can be modified.
Curriculum, instructional procedures, classroom management, classroom environment.
Page 32.
True/false
Research shows, in practice the pre-referral process is consistent from state to state.
False.
See page 33.
True/false
Testing must be culturally unbiased, completed in the student’s native language, and must consider cultural background.
True!
Page 36
Annual goals on an IEP must be...
"Measurable, positive, student oriented, and relevant."
Page 40.
True/false
A school nurse can serve on the IEP team.
True!
Page 37.
When did schools begin to use federally funded special education funds to provide early intervention services?
In 2004 (amendments to the IDEA)
Questions? Page 33.
Research suggests that special educators speak for what percentage of the IEP meeting?
"Martin et al. (2006) reported that special education teachers spoke 51% of the time at IEP meetings, whereas family members spoke only 15% of the time. These findings suggest that input from parents and other family members should be more actively solicited, in order to gather all relevant information."
Page 38.
At what age must transition services be written into an IEP?
Page 41.
When does a case conference committee occur?
"A case conference committee meeting is convened after the educational evaluation is finished. The meeting is intended to determine whether the student is eligible for special education and related services. If so, then the IEP is developed and appropriate educational services decisions are made. Case conference committee meetings also take place during each annual review."
Page 37.