by Trish Geraghty | Sep 7, 2023 | Student Learning + Engagement
We all know the benefits of co-teaching but it is not Field of Dreams (if you are too young for this reference, look up the movie on YouTube and enjoy). Simply saying you are going to do something will not make it so. The secret sauce to co-teaching is planning and... 
by Trish Geraghty | Sep 7, 2023 | IEP Meetings
The last part of this series of Effective IEP Meetings is accommodations and modifications. Continue to use the IEP Connection Worksheet for alignment and the Accommodation Guidance Tool. This section asks the team to consider what accommodations or modifications are... 
by Trish Geraghty | Sep 7, 2023 | IEP Meetings
The service section is the next portion of the IEP when using the IEP Connection Worksheet to ensure alignment across all areas of the IEP. Services are directly related to the time and instruction needed to support the goals. Connection starts with the needs... 
by Trish Geraghty | Sep 7, 2023 | IEP Goals
The next section in the IEP is Goals. The IEP goals are designed to be ambitious. They are also meant for the student to make progress over a year and should address the needs that were identified in the PLAAFP. Goals are related to the student’s disability and are... 
by Trish Geraghty | Sep 7, 2023 | IEP Present Levels
Present Levels of Academic and Functional Performance (PLAAFP) is to me the most important and essential section of the IEP. The PLAAFP is the heart of an IEP, everything can be connected back to it. Make sure to include strengths as well as areas of need. A strong...