Key Component 2: Present Levels
Overview
This resource outlines the Student Profile and Present Levels in an IEP, offering a comprehensive view of a student's background, strengths, and current abilities. It serves as the basis for setting goals and identifying supports. Key elements include the student's disability, primary language, special factors, and present educational performance, ensuring the IEP is tailored to the student's unique needs and fosters growth.
TPE Alignment:
- TPE 4.5 - Promote student success by providing opportunities for students to understand and advocate for strategies that meet their individual learning needs and assist students with specific learning needs to successfully participate in transition plans (e.g., IEP, IFSP, ITP, and 504 plans.)
- TPE 5.8 - Use assessment data, including information from students' IEP, IFSP, ITP, and 504 plans, to establish learning goals and to plan, differentiate, make accommodations and/or modify instruction.
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Printable Tools
Key Component 2: Student Profile and Present Levels
This resource helps educators and teams develop a comprehensive student profile that includes strengths, interests, and present levels of academic and functional performance. It emphasizes the importance of capturing a whole-child view to guide service decisions and goal-setting, with practical strategies for organizing and presenting information during the IEP meeting. TPE Alignment: TPE 4.5 - Promote student success by providing opportunities for students to understand and advocate for strategies that meet their individual learning needs and assist students with specific learning needs to successfully participate in transition ...
Videos
Unlocking Educational Benefit: Key Component 2: Present Levels
This video explains the “present levels” section of the IEP — a clear, data-based snapshot of a student’s current skills in academics, communication, and social-emotional areas. By highlighting both strengths and needs, present levels help guide meaningful goals and services. It’s a key step in making sure the IEP is tailored to support each student’s success. TPE Alignment: TPE 1.2 - Maintain ongoing communication with students and families, including the use of technology to communicate with and support students and families, and to communicate achievement expectations and ...
Websites
Key Component 2: Present Levels - Downloadable Training Package
Support your LEA teams with our downloadable training packages for Key Component #2: Present Levels - complete with an agenda, Google Slides presentation, and processing guide. Click below to access ready-to-use and customizable materials designed to guide teams in gathering comprehensive meaningful data on student's strengths, preferences, needs, and areas of interest. Learn how to document disability impact, special factors and present performance to create a strong foundation for individualized, asset-based IEPs. TPE Alignment: TPE 4.5 - Promote student success by providing opportunities for students to understand ...