The December 2022 PROGRESS Newsletter was recently released. This newsletter includes webinar recordings and tools to support family and school partnerships, new modules from the PROGRESS Center and more.
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Family participation is an essential feature of the development and implementation of high-quality educational programming for students with disabilities. Families bring important information related to their child's academic, functional, and behavioral strengths, needs, and goals. As a result, it is important to ensure that the individualized education program (IEP) team is truly a partnership that values all participants' perspectives. All participants must understand each team members’ role and value the expertise they bring to the development and implementation of the IEP.
Webinar
In this video, meet Dr. Francisco Durán, Superintendent of Schools in Arlington, VA. Listen as he discusses the district's efforts to create a welcoming environment for all students.
Video
This course focuses on intensifying instruction. Those who enroll in the course will be able to identify when to intensify instruction or intervention to support the development and implementation of specially designed instruction and define some components of intensifying instruction by adapting dosage, alignment, and transfer.
Online Module
Parents, you are an expert in your child! Your thoughts, questions, and feedback are valuable in the IEP development. In this role, it is essential that you understand the IEP and its parts, why the IEP is important, and the valuable role you play in creating the IEP. This resource includes information to consider before, during, and after the IEP meeting. It includes information about the parts of the meeting, questions to consider asking during the meeting, and a place to take notes.
Tools
This course focuses on delivering instruction. It is part of a series covering instructional practices. These practices were identified through an extensive, systematic meta-analysis* of the high-leverage practices for students with disabilities. Those who enroll in this interactive course will be able to do the following:
Training Module
Need help supporting struggling students, including students with disabilities, in your private school? This event shared how private schools can use a tiered system of supports to meet the diverse needs of students, including those with disabilities! The event featured the following:
Webinar
Student and parent voices are critical to developing an IEP that promotes progress and is individualized to help the student meet future goals. These forms were developed to help IEP teams work with parents and students to gather information and perspectives prior to the IEP meeting to ensure that the meeting can run efficiently and focused on the unique needs and goals of the student. The forms ask parents and students to share goals, strengths, needs, and what has and hasn't worked to support the student at school, at home, and in the community.
Tools
This tip sheet reviews the members of the IEP team and their roles. It highlights required members and additional members who may be beneficial in developing an IEP that best meets your child's needs. Some key questions to consider and additional resources are included.
Fact Sheet
Parents are critical members of the IEP team. This tip sheet is intended to help parents understand the key elements of the individualized education program (IEP) and the IEP development process.
Fact Sheet