The concerns I hear from parents are mostly about placement, goals, and least restrictive environment (LRE). Yet, when I review a child's most recent Individualized Education Plan (IEP), there is little helpful information under the Present Levels of Academic Performance and Functional Performance section.
The few lines that are written in the Present Levels are not helpful to the IEP Team. Often, I can find no relationship at all between the "present levels" and the "needs" and the "goals."
Mark Kamleiter, Florida parent attorney (St. Petersburg) says that parents and advocates often focus only on the "last pages" of the IEP. That is what I see, too.
Most of the IEPs I review have, at most, three to four lines of Present Levels. (Rarely, do they have Functional Performance levels). Remember, schools still tell parents, "We do not have to do that because it is not related to academics."
Parents have to learn now to design accurate and up-to-date present levels. Advocates have to learn how to do this to and teach parents how to do this. It is one of the easiest things for parents to do because they know their child best. Until the Present Levels are accurate, parents will never be able to get the program, placement, or education their child needs.
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This webinar will showcase many exciting national initiatives which promote integrated, competitive employment for transitioning youth with disabilities such as the National Governor's Association's A Better Bottom Line: Employment of People with Disabilities, the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation Transition and Employment priorities, Employment First, Administration on Developmental Disabilities Systems Change Projects, Social Security Administration: Youth Demonstration Projects, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration efforts. Participants will learn about the goals of each initiative, cross-stakeholder engagement, how to connect to state and local projects, where to tap into resources, and have an opportunity for dialogue. When:
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
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