The Ed. Benefit book walks you through each page of the IEP with instructions. It should be your go-to book when writing IEPs

Click here to access SIRAS IEP System

Instructional presentation on Writing IEPs. 

Click here to access fillable FIT and make a copy for each student.

ELA Common Core Connectors

These are the Special Education Standards that our district has chosen to focus on that are based on the Common Core (general education) standards. 

Math Common Core Connectors

These are the Special Education Standards that our district has chosen to focus on that are based on the Common Core (general education) standards.

Click here to access CCSS ELA standards.

Click here to access CCSS Math standards.

Click here to access ELA standards

A guide of how to break down common core standards to find Learning Intentions, Questions and Prompts, Academic Vocabulary, and Success Criteria. 

Click here to access math standards

A guide of how to break down common core standards to find Learning Intentions, Questions and Prompts, Academic Vocabulary, and Success Criteria.

Click here for SEACO Standards

The SEACO gives examples of how to break down standards to meet the needs of each of your students. The goals are not meant to be written verbatim--adapt examples of goals to appropriately match your students ability levels.

Click here for Core Content Connectors

IEP Calendar

You can fill out this chart to easily share IEP dates with administrators/service providers. Click here to access calendar and make a copy for yourself.

Ask parent if they would like a copy of their Procedural Safeguards/Parent Rights read aloud to them at the beginning of the IEP. 

Writing Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Result-oriented, Time-Bound goals (SMART). Don't forget to write 2 ELA goals, 2 Math goals, 1 Writing goal, 1 Social/Emotional goal, 1 Science goal (if they are in the 5th or 8th grade only), and 1 Functional goal (if needed)

This is a guide of each step that must be completed for an IEP

This is a guide on how to fill out progress reports on SIRAS. Progress reports are to be filled out and given to parents quarterly. 

These are instructions on how to give the KTEA for the academic assessment portion of a Triennial. The KTEA cannot be administered until an SE-6 has been signed by the parent (the psychologist gives this to the parent and sends an email to the team when it has been signed). When the SE-6 has been signed, all team members have 60 days to complete an assessment to determine continued eligiblity of services. Email the KTEA report to the psychologist. 

Here is an EXAMPLE template for the verbiage to be included IEP notes pages in SIRAS. All notes pages must be typed at the meeting and updated for that individual child. 

These are the steps to follow before an OT screen

Emailing Signature links

These are the steps of how to access Spanish pages of the IEP

How to upload signed signature pages to SIRAS

How to send meeting links from SIRAS

Troubleshooting Tips for SIRAS. 

You can contact your Program Specialist for SIRAS help or contact Otilia Melgoza De Bravo for technical SIRAS questions. If you feel that it is an error within SIRAS, call SIRAS at: (844) 337-4727 

These are 10 steps for developing an IEP on SIRAS

This is an example of data sheets on IEP goals. You can also print a data sheet directly from SIRAS under  "Student Info", "Data Collection and Progress", "Data Collection", and "Print Basic Grids"