Steps in the IEP Process

pre-referral (1)

to ensure students are receiving high quality instruction and interventions, ruling out other causes for student difficulties, ensure students aren’t being unnecessarily referred for special education services

Teacher’s role in pre-referral process

making sure they are providing the high-quality instruction and interventions for that student

referral (2)

to formally refer the student for special education evaluation

teacher’s role in referral process

make the referral to the SAT team / MTSS team, diving deeper into student’s difficulties, collecting data for the team to make determinations

evaluation

multiple unbiased assessments are given in all areas of concern

teacher’s role in evaluation process

role is pretty limited, not trained to provide evaluations, might be asked to fill out a rating form

eligibility

MDT comes together to analyze the evaluation data and determine if the student meets criteria for special education

teacher’s role in eligibility

be a part of the MDT and determine if student meets three prongs

IEP development

team outlines what services the student will need to have in order to benefit from the general education curriculum, LRE is determined

teacher’s role in IEP development

to provide input in this process and be a part of the team