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Direct linkKristen Bordonaro; Megan Clarke – Solution Tree, 2024
Individualized education plans (IEPs) have the potential and responsibility of providing individuals with the highest level of learning opportunities. In this guide, discover the essential steps and vital understandings for team members to create student-centered IEPs. This book simplifies the IEP writing process and provides practical strategies…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Teamwork
Jennifer J. Hull – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this qualitative, descriptive, multi-site case study was to determine the criteria individualized education program (IEP) teams used to find the least restrictive environment (LRE) placement for a student with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at the elementary school level. The theoretical framework of this study was Maslow's theory…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Student Placement, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities
Peer reviewedKurth, Jennifer A.; McQueston, Jessica A.; Ruppar, Andrea L.; Toews, Samantha Gross; Johnston, Russell; McCabe, Katie M. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Parent input in individualized education program (IEP) development is the clear expectation in U.S. education law. Every IEP team must include parents, and their input must be equally considered when developing IEPs. The present study used content analysis of 88 IEPs of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to explore team…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Individualized Education Programs, Cooperative Planning, Teamwork
Tiffany Sauber Millacci – ProQuest LLC, 2020
A collaborative and inclusive Individualized Education Program (IEP) results in higher achievement for students, therefore, there is a societal need to better understand parent perspectives regarding this process. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how parents on an IEP team describe the influence of the four…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation
Belkis Choiseul-Praslin; Malarie E. Deardorff; Kristopher Hawk Yeager – Inclusion, 2021
Parent involvement in the development of an individualized education program (IEP) is a foundational tenet of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Unfortunately, mothers, the parent most likely to attend the IEP meeting, often report negative perceptions and even feelings of disillusion with the IEP process. Including mothers as…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Individualized Education Programs, Cooperative Planning, Mothers
Voyles, Julie – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Millions of children with disabilities have benefited from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (United States Department of Education [USDOE], 2010). However, the law has also been a source of frequent litigation and conflict between schools and parents (Mueller, 2015; Pudelski, 2016). This study was initiated to examine the…
Descriptors: Parent School Relationship, Conflict, Students with Disabilities, Special Education
Beck, Stephenson J.; DeSutter, Keri – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2021
Special education professionals serve as facilitators of Individualized Education Program (IEP) team meetings. This study explores how facilitators see their IEP meeting roles and probes further into how IEP facilitators envision an ideal IEP meeting in school districts with rural schools. Findings indicate that facilitators see their roles in…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Facilitators (Individuals), Individualized Education Programs, Meetings
Download full textSadia Warsi; Karen Fitzgerald – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2020
Many refugee students with disabilities are entering their American classrooms for the first time after experiencing adversity and trauma. They may have experienced famine, war, displacement, forced migration and abuse. One can also presume that their special education needs were neglected due to the limited resources that were available to them.…
Descriptors: Refugees, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs, Special Education
Cioè-Peña, María – Educational Forum, 2020
Inclusive education is promoted as an educational setting that brings together students with disabilities alongside non-disabled peers. As the rise in inclusive education continues, many recognize the Salamanca Statement of 1994 as an influencer. This paper discusses how the vision of inclusion grounded in "the need to work towards 'schools…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Spanish Speaking
Giordano, Keri; LoCascio, Steven; Inoa, Rafael – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2019
This case is designed to help school leaders develop skills needed to work with interdisciplinary groups while demonstrating the complex issues faced while considering the special education needs of students. The case further examines a child study team meeting from the lens of different participants, including the principal, teacher, school…
Descriptors: Special Education, Student Placement, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teamwork
Owusu-Bempah, Justice; Mahama, Sheriffa; Gadegbeku, Cynthia; Owusu-Bempah, Agnes; Brobbey, Vera Wereko; Andam, Araba – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2018
A cross sectional design with a qualitative approach was used to purposively sample Special Education teachers at Dzorwulu Special School (a public institution) and Reyo Paddock School (a private institution) in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Face-to-face interviews were employed, complemented with in-class observations. Four key areas…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Coping
Zirkel, Perry A.; Hetrick, Allyse – Exceptional Children, 2017
To provide a missing piece to the legal foundation of professional development and practice for the individualized education program (IEP) process, the authors report the results of a comprehensive systematic analysis of court decisions specific to IEP-related procedural violations after the 2004 amendments of the Individuals With Disabilities…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Court Litigation, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
McKittrick, Lanya Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Although active parent involvement is mandated as part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), parents continue to report dissatisfaction with IEP meetings. Despite increases in parent participation policy since the adoption of IDEA, the parent-professional partnership originally envisioned by lawmakers is arguably not…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Students with Disabilities
Chelsea M. Panse – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires professionals on Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams to provide family members of children with disabilities every opportunity to participate in IEP meetings. Despite this requirement, findings from qualitative and survey research suggest that many parents have reported they…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Meetings, Teaching Experience
Macy, Marisa; Bagnato, Stephen J.; Weiszhaupt, Krisztina – ZERO TO THREE, 2019
The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) lists 11 recommended practices for assessment, including "Practitioners report assessment results so they are understandable and useful to families" (DEC, 2014, p. 8). This article examines high-impact practices designed to make meaningful and understandable assessment reports to facilitate…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods, Performance Based Assessment, Special Needs Students
