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Graphic list: Framework for Analysis of IEPs in Relation to Access to the General Curriculum

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This graphic list is entitled "Framework for Analysis of IEPs in Relation to Access to the General Curriculum" and is made up of five text boxes, each containing a header and a list. The header for Box 1 reads "Present Levels of Performance and Impact of Disability." The bulleted list below reads "Present levels reflect student's strengths and needs as indicated by evaluation results. Present levels are written in a manner useful to the general education teacher (specific, direct, clear). Present levels are connected to annual goals and short-term objectives/benchmarks. Statement of how the disability affects involvement and progress in the general curriculum indicates curriculum areas and grade level expectations. Statement of how the disability affects involvement and progress in the general curriculum is connected to accommodations and/or modifications."

The header for Box 2 reads "Annual Goals and Short-Term Objectives/Benchmarks." The bulleted list below reads "Goals and objectives/benchmarks address the general curriculum. Goals and objectives/benchmarks are connected to present levels of performance. Goals and objectives/benchmarks are written in a manner useful to the general education teacher (specific, direct, clear). Goals and objectives/benchmarks refer to state and/or district curriculum standards when appropriate to the needs of the student."

The header for Box 3 reads "Accommodations and/or Modifications for the Classroom." The bulleted list below reads “Accommodations are written in a manner that will be useful to the general education teacher (jargon-free). Accommodations enable the student to demonstrate validly what he/she knows and to progress at grade level. Accommodations and/or modifications are connected to the statement of how the disability affects involvement and progress in the general curriculum. Student is receiving modifications based on need, and not in lieu of appropriate accommodations.”

The header for Box 4 reads "Explanation of Extent to Which Student will not Participate in General Education Class." The bulleted list below reads "Explanation indicates the service needed and connection to the student’s needs. Student is being removed from the general education class for reasons other than needed modifications to the general curriculum."

The header for Box 5 reads "Participation in State or District-Wide Assessments." The bulleted list below reads "Student will participate by means of a standard assessment, standard assessment with accommodations, or alternate assessment. Student is receiving non-standard accommodations based on need, and not in lieu of appropriate standard accommodations. Accommodations for assessment are the same as those used in the classroom."

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