Getting Present Levels on the IEP Right and How to Write IEP Goals to Ensure Functionality and Quality – Part 1
In part 1 of this two part series, participants will learn about using ongoing authentic assessment data to build the present levels of academic achievement and functional performance (PLAAFP) statement in the IEP. We will introduce the “Golden Thread” that sews the entire IEP together. Participants will see how they can take their current evaluation summary to the PLAAFP statement when completing an initial or triennial evaluation. Lastly, participants will understand how the building of the PLAAFP in this way will set up the rest of the IEP to be high quality.
Participants will be able to:
- Use data to measure present level of academic achievement and functional performance.
- Discuss ways to prioritize authentic assessment data in the IEP.
- Summarize the Golden Thread of the IEP.
- Create high quality goals based on present level data.
- Clarify what makes a goal “IEP worthy”.
- Restate the importance of targeting foundational skills for IEP goals.
