After the meeting concludes, Mr. Franklin takes you aside and quietly admits that he is confused by the many topics that were covered in the IEP meeting and how many written section were completed. He stated he felt a bit overwhelmed. Because you were facilitating this meeting and regularly participate in IEP team meetings, you have a solid understanding of the process. You explain that the law requires these elements to be included and that all of the team members, including the parents, have an important role to play in the development of this document. You also clarify that the written IEP document is required for each child who has been found eligible for special education services directing the proper supports to be provided and must contain eight major elements.

Your text, on page 123-124 describes each of these required elements. In addition, the following website provides additional information on these required sections: Contents of the IEP (Links to an external site.)

Initial Post: After reviewing the required resources, selected three of the eight elements in your textbook that you find to be exceptionally important in the process of developing the written IEP document for a student with special needs. Explain in detail each of the three selected components and expound on how each can contribute to an appropriate program as developed by the team meeting process. Explain why you chose them. Provide details as to how at least one of the required team members can significantly contribute to the development of these sections.

Text

Osborne, A. G., & Russo, C. J. (2003). Special education and the law: A guide for practitioners (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Articles

DeMitchell, T., & Kearns, G. (1997). Where to educate Rachel Holland? Does least restrictive environment mean no restrictions? Clearing House, 70(3), 161-166. doi:10.1080/00098655.1997.10543918

Edwards, C. C., & Da Fonte, A. (2012). The 5-Point Plan. Teaching Exceptional Children, 44(3), 6-13.

Lake, J. F., & Billingsley, B. S. (2009). An Analysis of Factors that contribute to parent-school conflict in special education (Links to an external site.). Remedial and Special Education, 21(4), 240-251. Retrieved from https://journals-sagepub-com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/doi/pdf/10.1177/074193250002100407?

Wellner, L. (2012). Building parent trust in the special education setting. Leadership, 16-19 (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ971412.pdf

Multimedia

ECACorg. (2011, October 30). The IEP team process: Chapter 2 – The IEP team (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMctXPmG7bc#t=84

ECACorg. (2011, October 30). The IEP team process: Chapter 3 – What’s Included in the IEP (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIi0xanOVcs

National Center for Education Statistics. (2014, January). Percentage of students ages 6–21 served under the individuals with disabilities education act, part b, placed in a regular public school environment, by amount of time spent inside general classes: Selected school years 1990–91 through 2011–12 (Links to an external site.) [Graph]. Retrieved from http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cgg.asp

Websites

Baumel, J. (2011). Special education FAQ (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/legal-rights/521-special-education-faq.gs

Center for Parent Information and Resources. (2014, March). Considering LRE in placement decisions (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.parentcenterhub.org/repository/placement-lre/#regular

Council for Exceptional Children. (2015). Special education professional ethical principles and practice standards (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.cec.sped.org/Standards/Ethical-Principles-and-Practice-Standards 

Education Law. (2012, February 19). Honig v. Doe (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://edufindlaw.com/336-honig-v-doe.html

Great Schools. (n.d.). IDEA 2004 Close Up: Evaluation and eligibility for specific learning disabilities – Learning disabilities & ADHD (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/LD-ADHD/943-evaluation-and-eligibility-for-specific-learning-disabilities.gs?page=all

IDEA. (n.d.). IDEA – Building the legacy of IDEA 2004 (Links to an external site.). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/%2Croot%2Cstatute%2CI%2CB%2C612%2Ca%2C1%2C

Kids Together, Inc. (2010, June 29). Sacramento v. Rachel H (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.kidstogether.org/right-ed_files/rachel.htm

ParentCenterHub. (n.d.). Contents of the IEP (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.parentcenterhub.org/repository/iepcontents/

Partners for Student Success. (2014, January 19). Procedural safeguards for children and parents (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.ssdmo.org/public_notices/safeguards.html

ProjectIDEAL. (2013). Special education law (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.projectidealonline.org/v/special-education-law 

Special Education News. (2009). EHA – Education for all handicapped children act (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from
http://www.specialednews.com/special-education-dictionary/eha—education-for-all-handicapped-children-act.htm

Stansberry, K. (2015). Understanding 504 plans (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/504-plan/understanding-504-plans

U.S. Department of Education. (n.d.). Building the legacy: IDEA 2004 (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/%2Croot%2Cstatute%2CI%2CB%2C612%2Ca%2C5%2C

U.S. Department of Education. (2015). Thirty-five years of progress in educating children with disabilities through IDEA– Pg 10 (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/idea35/history/index_pg10.html

U.S. Department of Education. (2015). What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://adata.org/learn-about-ada

U.S. Government Publishing Office. (2014). Off. of spec. educ. and rehab. services, education (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-title34-vol2/pdf/CFR-2014-title34-vol2-sec300-114.pdf

Wrightslaw. (2015). Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v Amy Rowley (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.wrightslaw.com/law/caselaw/ussupct.rowley.htm