Individual Family Service Plan /
Individual Education Plan
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IFSP/IEP Information
What is an IFSP?
An Individualized Family Service Plan is a plan to obtain special education services for young children within U.S. public schools. It is provided by law to families of eligible children from birth to 3 years old. Each IFSP must be designed for one child and must be a truly individualized document. The IFSP creates an opportunity for parents, preschool teachers, school administrators, related services personnel, and students (when appropriate) to work together to improve educational results for children with disabilities. The IFSP is the cornerstone of a quality education for each child with a disability.
What is an IEP?
Each public school child who receives special education and related services must have an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Each IEP must be designed for one student and must be a truly individualized document. The IEP creates an opportunity for teachers, parents, school administrators, related services personnel, and students (when appropriate) to work together to improve educational results for children with disabilities. The IEP is the cornerstone of a quality education for each child with a disability.
The U.S. Department of Education states:
"Each public school child who receives special education and related services must have an Individualized Education Program(IEP). Each IEP must be designed for one student and must be a truly individualized document.
The IEP creates an opportunity for teachers, parents, school administrators, related services personnel, and students (when appropriate) to work together to improve educational results for children with disabilities. The IEP is the cornerstone of a quality education for each child with a disability.
Special Factors To Consider:
- If the child has communication needs, the IEP team must consider those needs.
- If the child is deaf or hard of hearing, the IEP team will consider his or her language and communication needs. This includes the child's opportunities to communicate directly with classmates and school staff in his or her usual method of communication (for example, sign language)."
A Guide to the Individualized Education Program https://www2.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html
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SignOn is incorporated into the IFSP or IEP under the following areas:
Information gathered from the US Department of Education
1. DIRECT SERVICE FOR THE STUDENT
34 CFR § 300.346 Development review, and revision of IEP.
(iv) Consider the communication needs of the child, and in the case of a child who is deaf or hard of hearing, consider the child’s language and communication needs, opportunities for direct communications with peers and professional personnel in the child’s language and communication mode, academic level, and full range of needs, including opportunities for direct instruction in the child’s language and communication mode; and
(v) Consider whether the child requires assistive technology devices and services
2. RELATED SERVICE FOR PARENT COUNSELLING AND TRAINING
34 CFR § 300.346 Development, review, and revision of IEP.
1. Assisting parents in understanding the special needs of their child;
2. Providing parents with information about child development; and
3. Helping parents to acquire the necessary skills that will allow them to support the implementation of their child’s IEP or IFSP.
3. SUPPLEMENTARY AIDS AND SERVICES FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
34 CFR §300.347 Content of IEP. The IEP for each child with a disability must include a statement of the special education and related services and supplementary aids and services to be provided to the child, or on behalf of the child, and a statement of the program modifications or supports for school personnel that will be provided for the child
(i) To advance appropriately toward attaining the annual goals;
(ii) To be involved and progress in the general curriculum in accordance with 34 CFR §300.347(a)(1) and to participate in extracurricular and other nonacademic activities;
4. EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR SERVICES
34 CFR § 300.106 Extended school year services.
(1) Each public agency must ensure that extended school year services are available as necessary to provide FAPE, consistent with paragraph
(a)(2) of this section.
(2) Extended school year services must be provided only if a child’s IEP Team determines, on an individual basis, in accordance with §300.320 through 300.324, that the services are necessary for the provision of FAPE to the child.