TOP TEN SPECIAL TOP TEN SPECIAL EDUCATION MISTAKESEDUCATION MISTAKES

FAILING TO HAVE SCHOOL FAILING TO HAVE SCHOOL PERSONNEL CONDUCT EVALUATIONS PERSONNEL CONDUCT EVALUATIONS OF STUDENTS AND DEFERRING TO OF STUDENTS AND DEFERRING TO OUTSIDE EVALUATIONSOUTSIDE EVALUATIONS

PROVIDING INADEQUATE NOTICE OF THE IEP MEETING

IF THE PARTICIPANTS CHANGE, OR IF ANY OTHER ASPECTS OF THE NOTICE CHANGE, AN AMENDED NOTICE MUST BE GIVEN

DON’T COMPLICATE MATTERS BY SPECIFYING THE NAMES OF THE PARTICIPANTS—USE TITLES.

THE PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS MUST ACCOMPANY THE NOTICE OF THE IEP MEETING.

HAVING TOO MANY IEP TEAM HAVING TOO MANY IEP TEAM MEMBERSMEMBERS

PARENTSPARENTS SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERSPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER REGULAR EDUCATION TEACHERREGULAR EDUCATION TEACHER LEA REPRESENTATIVELEA REPRESENTATIVE SOMEONE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT SOMEONE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT

INSTRUCTIONAL INPLICATIONS OF INSTRUCTIONAL INPLICATIONS OF EVALUATIONSEVALUATIONS

OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH KNOWLEDGE OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERTISE REGARDING CHILDEXPERTISE REGARDING CHILD

WHEN APPROPRIATE, THE CHILD.WHEN APPROPRIATE, THE CHILD.

FORGETTING TO INDIVIDUALIZE FORGETTING TO INDIVIDUALIZE THE IEPTHE IEP

►THE SERVICES AND PLACEMENT MUST THE SERVICES AND PLACEMENT MUST BE DETERMINED INDIVIDUALLY AND BE DETERMINED INDIVIDUALLY AND MUST ALLOW A REASONABLE CHANCE MUST ALLOW A REASONABLE CHANCE OF EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS.OF EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS.

►THE SERVICES IN THE IEP MUST BE THE SERVICES IN THE IEP MUST BE SPECIFIED WITH CLARITY SO THAT IT SPECIFIED WITH CLARITY SO THAT IT CAN BE EASILY DETERMINED THE CAN BE EASILY DETERMINED THE AMOUNT OF A PARTICULAR SERVICE AMOUNT OF A PARTICULAR SERVICE THAT IS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT THE THAT IS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT THE IEP. IEP.

PUTTING TOO MUCH PUTTING TOO MUCH INFORMATION AND SPECIFICTY INFORMATION AND SPECIFICTY

IN THE IEPIN THE IEPTHE IEP IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SO THE IEP IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SO

DETAILED AS TO BE A LESSON PLAN.DETAILED AS TO BE A LESSON PLAN.SPECIFYING A METHODOLGY IN THE SPECIFYING A METHODOLGY IN THE

IEP IS NOT TYPICALLY DONE.IEP IS NOT TYPICALLY DONE.BRAND NAMES OF EQUIPMENT AND BRAND NAMES OF EQUIPMENT AND

SPECIFIC SOFTWARE ARE NOT SPECIFIC SOFTWARE ARE NOT TYPICALLY SPECIFIED IN THE IEP.TYPICALLY SPECIFIED IN THE IEP.

LOADING UP THE IEPS WITH LOADING UP THE IEPS WITH TOO MANY RELATED TOO MANY RELATED SERVICESSERVICES

RELATED SERVICES ARE NOT RELATED SERVICES ARE NOT PROVIDED ON THE BASIS THAT THE PROVIDED ON THE BASIS THAT THE STUDENT WOULD BENEFIT FROM STUDENT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE SERVICETHE SERVICE

THE SERVICE MUST BE NECESSARY THE SERVICE MUST BE NECESSARY FOR THE PROVISIONS OF FAPE.FOR THE PROVISIONS OF FAPE.

STUDENTS MISS CLASS TIME WHEN STUDENTS MISS CLASS TIME WHEN THEY ARE REMOVED FOR RELATED THEY ARE REMOVED FOR RELATED SERVICES.SERVICES.

MAKING CHANGES TO THE IEP MAKING CHANGES TO THE IEP WITHOUT A MEETINGWITHOUT A MEETING

THE IEP MUST BE IMPLEMENTED AS THE IEP MUST BE IMPLEMENTED AS WRITTEN UNTIL AMENDED IN WRITTEN UNTIL AMENDED IN ANOTHER IEP MEETING.ANOTHER IEP MEETING.

THE IEP CANNOT BE MODIFIED IN ANY THE IEP CANNOT BE MODIFIED IN ANY WAY OUTSIDE OF AN IEP MEETING.WAY OUTSIDE OF AN IEP MEETING.

OVERLOADING THE IEP WITH OVERLOADING THE IEP WITH ACCOMODATIONSACCOMODATIONS

• THE SERVICES AND ACCOMODATIONS THE SERVICES AND ACCOMODATIONS PROVIDED TO THE STUDENT MUST PROVIDED TO THE STUDENT MUST MATCH THE IEP.MATCH THE IEP.

• ALL TEACHERS AND SERVICE ALL TEACHERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS MUST BE MADE AWARE PROVIDERS MUST BE MADE AWARE OF THE IEP REQUIREMENTS AND OF THE IEP REQUIREMENTS AND ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THEM.ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT THEM.

ADDING TOO MANY SERVICES ADDING TOO MANY SERVICES TO THE IEP AT THE PARENTS TO THE IEP AT THE PARENTS

REQUESTREQUEST► THE PARENTS THE PARENTS DO NOT DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO

REQUIRE THAT GOALS, OBJECTIVES OR REQUIRE THAT GOALS, OBJECTIVES OR SERVICES BE INCLUDED IN THE IEP.SERVICES BE INCLUDED IN THE IEP.

► NOTHING IS PUT IN THE IEP UNLESS THERE NOTHING IS PUT IN THE IEP UNLESS THERE IS AGREEMENT BY THE SCHOOL DIVISION.IS AGREEMENT BY THE SCHOOL DIVISION.

► CONSIDERATION MUST BE GIVEN TO ANY CONSIDERATION MUST BE GIVEN TO ANY REQUEST FROM THE PARENTS FOR REQUEST FROM THE PARENTS FOR SERVICES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE IEP.SERVICES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE IEP.

FAILING TO UNDERSTAND DISCIPLINE PROVISIONS TOO MANY MANISFESTATIONS ARE FOUND IN

CASES OF DRUGS AND WEAPONS. SCHOOL DIVISIONS CONTINUE TO BELIEVE

ERRONEOUSLY THAT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES CANNOT BE DISCIPLINED FOR MORE THAN 10 DAYS NORMALLY OR MORE THAN 45 DAYS IN CASES OF DRUGS OR WEAPONS.