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The IEP Meeting

Before the IEP Meeting

  1. Assist students and families to determine needs, preferences, and interests related to life after High School. Teach them to actively participate in the IEP meeting. Assess student needs, preferences and interests.
  2. Formally invite the student to participate in the IEP process and meeting.
  3. Provide written notices of the IEP meeting for parents, students, and outside agencies.
  4. If the student chooses not to attend the IEP meeting, use other means to gather information about his or her needs, interests, and preferences.
  5. If an invited agency chooses not to attend the IEP meeting, use other means to ensure they participate in the planning and decision making regarding transition services. Document these efforts and include them in the IEP.
  6. During the IEP Meeting

  7. Conduct the IEP meeting to actively involve the student and family. Review the student's present level of performance, needs, interests and preferences, in order to guide the development of the following.
    *     An outcome-oriented post-school vision statement:

    *     A statement of transition service needs that specifies the
          courses of study the student will be involved in through
          graduation.

    *     A statement of needed transition services.

    *     Coordinated activities in areas such as: instruction,
          community experiences, employment, related services, adult
          living: Include other post-school planning areas as appropriate
          and needed to achieve the students desired post-school
          goals.

    *     Annual goals and objectives for the coordinated activities that
          are the responsibility of the school for the current or next
          school year; and

    *     Identification of who will provide and/or pay for the activities
          outlined in the statement of needed transition services.

After the IEP meeting

   7.   Provide the instruction, experience, and services outlined in
         the IEP.

   8.   Conduct follow-up activities to determine if the transition
         services are provided as planned.

   9.   Reconvene the IEP team to plan alternative strategies of the
         transition services are not provided as planned.

 

 
                                                        
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