Group+2+Discussion

Please share your ideas, opinions here for your group discussion. For Sam's IEP

Caya: Hi all, would it be helpful if we separate our comments by color? Just a thought.

Nichole- I would agree a lot with what chris posted, especially along the lines of if the IEP meets the Indicator 13 standards. Chris you may want to put your information here instead of under the discussion tab so it pops up automatically. Just hit the edit button in the top right corner. To respond to why this IEP starts at 14: When IDEA changed the age from 14 to 16 in 2004 the state of Kansas decided to keep the age at which transition would be required at 14 instead of going with the nationally required age of 16. Also part of IDEA says that transition can be completed earlier when deemed necessary for any student. This IEP is missing some of the key elements as far as I can see also. It is missing the transition assessment, student invitation, goals directly linked to the postsecondary, and any outside agencies.
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By: Megan

So are all supposed to individually answer those 9 questions on here or work together to do it on that main page? If we are supposed to work together to do it then should we just work on it and "edit" on the actual page that we answer on. I think I am going to go ahead and get us started on that main page with the understanding that everyone can change or add to it......

With the first question I feel like we need to provide an example goal (more than the one I just listed) that helps make it meet all of the requirements on a measurable posecondary goal. I feel like we should write the goal to make it more student centered, make sure it's clear that is a goal for "in the future", and maybe someway have it include more detail about Sam's job. What's hard about this is that we don't have a whole lot of information to work with.

I posted something under each question but please feel free to change anything/add as I may have overlooked something in the IEP and your opinions might be different. :-)

Also, with question 9 are we all supposed to answer this individually after we complete these questions? If so do we all just list on thoughts on that main page as one or do we seperate it out under our names or something.....

Nichole : I think we should commit here and on the big page to the questions and then each post our reflection. then on Saturday someone can go on and weed through it so that we only have one answer at the end. I think the instructions said we are only getting graded on the sam's IEP page not on the discussion board.

Megan: I read somewhere that you are supposed to put your name by your post.... was that just for on here? If so sorry that I put my name by my responses on the main page. :-) Nicole, I think that sounds like a good idea. I will get my summary up soon.