Intensive Program of Instruction

What Is Required

According to TEC 28.0213, every student who does not pass the state assessment must have an “Intensive Program of Instruction.” TEC 28.0213 (e) clarifies that Special Education students must have an AI/ IPI designed by an ARD committee. Texas Education Code § 28.0213. ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION/ INTENSIVE PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION. (a) A school district shall offer an intensive program of instruction to a student who does not perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument administered under Subchapter B, Chapter 39...(e) For a student in a special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, who does not perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023(a), (b), or (c), the student's admission, review, and dismissal committee shall design the program to:(1) enable the student to attain a standard of annual growth on the basis of the student's individualized education program; and(2) if applicable, carry out the purposes of Section 28.0211*.

What We Do

Accelerated Instruction/Intensive Programs of Instruction are instructional practices adapted to respond to the complex needs of students not meeting standard on state assessments in grades 3-8 and EOC. Difficulties meeting state assessment standards in any academic subject area may or may not be related to the student’s area of disability.

Purpose:

1. Enables the student to maintain a standard of annual growth on the basis of the student’s Individualized Education Plan.
2. Provides opportunities for accelerated instruction each time the student fails to meet standard in grades 3-8.
3. Ensures collaboration between the Grade Placement Committee (GPC) and ARDC in grades 5 and 8 determine additional interventions and accelerated instruction needed for progression to the following grade level.

Development:

• The special education teacher and the general education teacher of the area of need collaborate to determine a program that meets the individualized needs of the student. For students who receive Speech only, the SLP will notify the campus Special Services Team Leader or Department Chair. The campus TL/DC will coordinate a campus special education teacher to serve in this capacity.
• Teachers draft appropriate goals and objectives or interventions that will be provided to help the student make annual academic growth in the area of need.
• Intervention data is collected and documented in an AIP Plan in Eduphoria and a copy should be included in the IPI.
• Teachers review and discuss appropriateness of current accommodations/ modifications/ supplemental aids, if appropriate, and make suggestions for changes as needed.
• The final determination of the Intensive Program of Instruction will be made by the ARDC .

Documentation:

Students in 5th and 8th grades, who did not meet standard, are permitted to retake the State Assessment up to three times. If the student continues to not meet standard, the ARDC and Grade Placement Committee must collaborate to determine placement or retention for the upcoming year. This decision along with the updated intensive plan of instruction should be documented in an ARD prior to the start of the school year. For all other students in grades 3 – 8 and EOC an Intensive Plan of Instruction is required. A Brief ARD must be convened to discuss the Intensive Program of Instruction within 30 calendar days of the campus receiving Confidential Student Report. The Intensive Program of Instruction must be addressed in the Deliberations. It may also be addressed through:

• IEP Goals & Objectives specific to academic area in which standard was not met in
• PLAAFP
• Accommodations and/or Modifications
• Schedule of Services