PEDS (School Based)

Part B IDEA

An IEP must be designed to include special education and related service to all students age 3 to 21 years if it determined by the educational team

OT process

• Referral can be made by anyone (parents, teachers, etc)

• Eval to determine eligibility, it’s a collaborative effort (multidisciplinary team)

• Within 30 days the team has to make an IEP plan, get parental consent and start services

• Services must follow IEP plan

• IEP is reviewed once a year and reevaluated once every 3 years unless requested sooner

Evaluation

• Occupational profile

• Observe academic and non-academic tasks

• Assessments (top down/ occupation based)

• Interview (w/ teacher about expectations and parents about priorities)

• Discuss results with parents before IEP meeting

IEP Plan

School-age children who receive special education services must have a written IEP. It includes:

• Levels of performance

• Goals and objectives

• Beginning and ending dates

• Frequency

• Location

• Duration

• Type of services (ex: direct vs indirect)

Transition planning

• Begin transition when the child turns 14 years old

• Goals may include: ind living and working in the community or going to college

Termination of services

• Services are no longer educationally relevant

• Goals have been met

• Therapy is contraindicated

• Parents decline ongoing services

• Numerous failed approaches and lengthy attempts

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Broader and includes any student with a physical or mental impairment

RtI - Response to Intervention

• The overall purpose is prevention

• We identify and address student problems early to reduce the need for more intensive services later

RtI Tier 1

All students with and without disabilities

• Bully prevention program

• Teacher in-service training presentation on multisensory strategies

• Universal screenings

RtI Tier 2

Struggling or at risk students

• Modifications to learning demands

• Small groups

• Intensive academic instruction

RtI Tier 3

Intensive intervention, 1 on 1, Sp-Ed

• 1 on 1 services