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FAQs for Parents

Teamwork and communication is important in the relationship between teachers and parents to

enforce individualized education program

.

Meaning of IEP

The

i

ndividualized education program

(IEP) is a process setup by the United

States of America to aid students with

special needs in the public school

system. This process ensures that all

students regardless of their physical or

mental limitations get the pro

per and

most suitable level of education

available.

Components of IEP

ü

Student’s current skill level

ü

Student’s annual goals

ü

Student’s progress tracking

ü

S

tudent’s special education service

ü

Student’s period of service

ü

Student’s involvement in regular cla

ssroom activities

ü

Student’s adaptation test

ü

Student’s transitional statement

Parent preparation for meeting

The parent should understand the idea of IPE, create list of

questions,

and

invite professionals to help in the process, fill

forms that the IEP team gives and also create a student profi

le

giving details on the child. The role of the parent is to ensure the

child’

s welfare. The parents probably know more about the

child’s underlying condition and thus give useful information;

they also enforce the IEP goals at home.

Eligibility to the program

Response to Intervention

(RtI)

is an

approach that is set up by the

educational stake holders to ensure that

the students who are placed in the

program have an underlying

impairment like blindness, autism etc.

for them to be given

Free a

nd

Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)

in the Leas

t Restrictive Environment

(LRE)

.

Procedural safeguard

-

rights

Procedural

safeguards include parents’ involvement in all

meetings,

access to all educational records, and the ability to

give their own

independent educ

ational e

valuation (IEE) of their

child.

Reference

Rossetti, Z., Redash, A., Sauer, J. S., Bui, O., Wen, Y., & Regensburger, D. (2018). Access, accountability,

and advocacy: Culturally and linguistically diverse families’ participation in IEP

meetings.

Exceptionality, 1

-

16.

FAQs for Parents

Teamwork and communication is important in the relationship between teachers and parents to

enforce individualized education program.

Meaning of IEP

The individualized education program

(IEP) is a process setup by the United

States of America to aid students with

special needs in the public school

system. This process ensures that all

students regardless of their physical or

mental limitations get the proper and

most suitable level of education

available.

Components of IEP

 Student’s current skill level

 Student’s annual goals

 Student’s progress tracking

 Student’s special education service

 Student’s period of service

 Student’s involvement in regular classroom activities

 Student’s adaptation test

 Student’s transitional statement

Parent preparation for meeting

The parent should understand the idea of IPE, create list of

questions, and invite professionals to help in the process, fill

forms that the IEP team gives and also create a student profile

giving details on the child. The role of the parent is to ensure the

child’s welfare. The parents probably know more about the

child’s underlying condition and thus give useful information;

they also enforce the IEP goals at home.

Eligibility to the program

Response to Intervention (RtI) is an

approach that is set up by the

educational stake holders to ensure that

the students who are placed in the

program have an underlying

impairment like blindness, autism etc.

for them to be given Free and

Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)

in the Least Restrictive Environment

(LRE).

Procedural safeguard- rights

Procedural safeguards include parents’ involvement in all

meetings, access to all educational records, and the ability to

give their own independent educational evaluation (IEE) of their

child.

Reference

Rossetti, Z., Redash, A., Sauer, J. S., Bui, O., Wen, Y., & Regensburger, D. (2018). Access, accountability,

and advocacy: Culturally and linguistically diverse families’ participation in IEP meetings.

Exceptionality, 1-16.