Parent Information

What is Resource?

Resource is a special education program for students who have met state and school district eligibility criteria for special education services as orthopedically disabled, learning disabled, and/or Other Health Impaired. The IEP team meets and determines that the student needs special education services to be able to access the general curriculum with classroom accommodations. At Westcliffe, resource services can consist of supplemental instruction in the resource classroom, inclusion: extra support in the general education class by special education personnel, or indirect/consultation services. Resource students spend the majority of their school day in the regular classroom with accommodations. Please check your child's teacher's website for curriculum information. We will be working on the same topics in the resource classroom.

How often are IEP meetings held?

IEP meetings are held in the following situations: 1) Interim IEP - when a student moves in from out-of-state or district with a special education plan already in place; 2) Initial IEP - when students are being placed into special education services for the first time; 3) Annual Review - at least once every year to review student progress and develop an IEP for the following school year; 4) Special Review - may be held at any time a member of the IEP team feels that the student's IEP should be reviewed with amendments; and 5) 3-Year Reevaluation Review - at least once every three years students' IEPs are reviewed, and the need for updated information is evaluated by the team .

Who makes up the IEP team?

The IEP team is made up of the parent(s)/guardian, the student's regular education teacher, a special education teacher, an LEA Representative (school administrator or representative), the school psychologist (for initial staffings/reevaluations).

Parents and school personnel may also invite to the meeting any other persons who have knowledge of the particular child and can provide valuable input into the development of the IEP. This could include speech therapists, OT/PT therapists, etc.

How is my student doing in Resource?

Parents will receive quarterly reports every 9 weeks updating the goals and objectives on their student's IEP.

Parents are also welcome to call their child's teacher or myself and request a conference or IEP meeting as needed.

Below is the link to access the Special Education Procedural Safeguards.

https://docs.google.com/a/greenvilleschools.us/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=Z3JlZW52aWxsZXNjaG9vbHMudXN8aGVhdGhlci1zYWx0ZXJ8Z3g6YTdhZjAxNTZiYmE0NDU2