ASIN: B00C0B26XG
Publisher: East Detroit Educational Press
Pages: 133
Individualized Education Program (IEP) documents have strayed from their original functional purpose. Instead of being designed to efficiently communicate the details of a student's educational programming to teachers and parents, IEPs have become focused on legalities and the documentation of compliance with state and federal law. This misplaced emphasis on legality has lessened the practical utility of the IEP document to the classroom teacher. It has also created a significant paperwork burden, which has siphoned educator resources away from service delivery. In “A ONE PAGE IEP”, Dr. Lucido offers a simple remedy to this problem: the field must reconceptualize the written IEP as a communicative tool as opposed to a legal/contractual document. He skillfully demonstrates how schools can construct IDEA 2004 compliant IEPs that are one page in length. Stakeholders in special education ...
