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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
Mueller, Tracy Gershwin; Vick, Anna Moriarity – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2019
There is limited research about effective Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting practices that promote family-professional collaboration. One emerging practice, the Facilitated IEP (FIEP) meeting, has recently gained national attention for its team-based approach. In this study, the authors interview 32 FIEP participants about their…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Individualized Education Programs, Meetings, Teamwork
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth, 2014
This Info Brief introduces families, including families of youth with disabilities, to a new way of looking at career development for youth. This brief discusses the three phases of career development, highlights Individualized Learning Plans as a tool for facilitating the career development process, and offers strategies on how families can be…
Descriptors: Career Development, Family Role, Individualized Education Programs, Family Involvement
Madigan, Jennifer C.; Schroth-Cavataio, Georganne – Principal Leadership, 2011
Communication and professional dialogue are essential elements of a high-quality education environment in which all students can succeed. Such an environment is especially important for the success of students with special needs. Unfortunately, collaboration between special educators, general educators, and other professionals is often hindered by…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Environment, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Teacher Administrator Relationship
Hartman, Melissa A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
Many students with intellectual disabilities want to graduate with their peers and move on to the next phase of their lives. By the time students have reached age 18, most have exhausted the coursework the school system has to offer, and they have yet to master the skills necessary for employment and independent living. Community-based transition…
Descriptors: Employment, Transitional Programs, Mental Retardation, Writing Skills
Esquivel, Shelley L.; Ryan, Carey S.; Bonner, Mike – Journal of Educational & Psychological Consultation, 2008
We explored parents' perceptions of their positive and negative experiences in school-based team meetings as a first step toward identifying the characteristics that may promote meaningful parent participation. Parent members of a Midwestern suburban school district's special education advisory group provided open-ended descriptions of their…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Parent Participation, Teamwork, Parent Attitudes

Kroeger, Stephen D.; Leibold, Cynthia K.; Ryan, Betsy – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1999
Discusses strategies for encouraging student participation in the development of an Individualized Education Program for a child with a disability. Outlines the significant steps in the process including developing a vision, prioritizing learning needs, collaborative problem solving, setting goals, and planning the intervention. (CR)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs

Anderlini, Lyn Starr – School Psychology Review, 1983
An inservice program entitled The Team Approach to Educational Decision-Making: Inservice for Multidisciplinary Teams is described. It provides instruction in team theory, communication skills, and problem-solving techniques to create more active and effective team participation in the Individual Education Program decision-making processes to meet…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs
Anderlini, Lyn Starr – 1979
The facilitator's manual offers information for conducting a workshop to teach regular educators, special educators, and parents of handicapped children problem solving and decision making techniques as they relate to the individualized education program (IEP) team. Three presentations are designed to define and discuss the rationale and process…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics

Steer, Michael – CAEDHH Journal/La Revue ACESM, 1998
After an introduction to the problems experienced by Australian individuals with multiple disabilities and their families, this article outlines the use of the McGill Action Planning System, or MAPS, to improve or develop educational programs. The timing and relationship between MAPS and Individual Education Plans are also discussed. (Contains…
Descriptors: Deafness, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Needs
Knoster, Timothy P. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 2000
This article highlights the necessary components of a functional behavioral assessment, a decision making framework concerning the selection of assessment and intervention procedures to be used at school, and a description of one practical functional behavioral assessment tool, the Initial Line of Inquiry, that has been employed by school-based…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Data Collection, Educational Planning
McConnell, Mary E.; Cox, Carol J.; Thomas, Dawn D.; Hilvitz, Perry B. – 2001
This publication is designed to help educators understand the purpose and meaning of the functional behavioral assessment process and how to identify and assess the behavior of students with disabilities. It shows how to develop and write effective behavior intervention plans using data collected during the functional assessment and presents many…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems