IRIPs

Uprep resources

If your kindergarten through third grade student is reading a year or more below level, you were notified by a teacher or administrator at your child's school that they have an Individualized Reading Improvement Plan, also known as an IRIP. The UPrep IRIP form was carefully designed to help you understand your scholar's literacy strengths and areas for growth. Below are some resources to help help answer questions you may have about your child's IRIP as well as the state law that mandates this documentation.

Good Cause Exemption Form (1).pdf

Good Cause Exemption

Families of third grade students who score below a 1,252 on the 2020 MSTEP will receive a notification from Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) and UPrep Schools that their child is being recommended for retention. Completing and submitting the Good Cause Exemption form is the first step in the process that considers the identified student's individual needs and whether he/she should be promoted to the fourth grade.

IRIP Screencast for Parents.mov

Screencast: Understanding Your Scholar's IRIP

This screencast explains the structures and features of the UPrep IRIP.

Michigan department of education resources

3rd_Grade_Reading_Law_FAQ-June_2017_573055_7.pdf

3rd_Gr_Reading_Facts_Families_Final_629306_7.pdf

Wayne county resources

Wayne County Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) has produced many valuable resources to help parents and families understand the IRIP legislation and forms. Those resources are contained in ninety-two page document; to make it easier for parents to find the resources that fit them best, we have broken out pieces below. The entire document is at the very bottom of the page.

Good Cause Exemptions.pdf

Good Cause Exemptions FAQs.pdf

Will my child be held back?

"Read by Grade Three" has left many parents with questions about whether or not their child will be able to move on to the fourth grade when the time comes. According to Wayne RESA, parents of students at risk of retention may request a Good Cause Exemption within thirty days of CEPI's notification [the notification from the State of Michigan]. Good Cause Exemptions may be granted for a variety of reasons, including:

the student has an IEP or 504 plan
the student is an English Language Learner who has had less than three years of instruction in an EL (English Language) program
the student has been enrolled in his or her current school for less than two years and did not receive an IRIP at their previous school.

Click on the images on the left to see a graphic that explains the Good Cause Exemptions and FAQs about Good Cause Exemptions.

RESA- Parent Engagement and Communication.pdf

Wayne County RESA Parent Resources

This document is part of the larger RESA document, but this section was extracted to make it is easier to find. This portion contains excellent turnkey information for parents and guardians on how to help their children at home.

RESA- IRIP Guidance Document.pdf

Wayne County Resa Guidance Document

This ninety-two page document contains many valuable resources including the full text of the legislation for "Read by Grade Three" and information on retention guidelines as well as exemptions.

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