Key Component 5: Supports and Services
Overview
The Supports and Services section of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) ensures students receive the assistance they need to achieve their IEP goals. This resource outlines essential program components including accommodations and modifications, assessment participation, and special education and related services, to support students to engage with grade-level content, participate in extracurricular activities, and interact with nondisabled peers while progressing toward their goals.
TPE Alignment:
- 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.
- TPE 6.4 - Demonstrate how and when to involve other adults and to communicate effectively with peers and colleagues, families, and members of the larger school community to support teacher and student learning.
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Printable Tools
Key Component 5: Supports and Services
This guide explains how to determine and document the services, accommodations, modifications, and supports that will help the student meet their IEP goals. It walks through service types, including specialized academic instruction and related services, and offers tools for ensuring decisions are based on student needs—not on existing service models. TPE Alignment: 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. TPE 6.4 - Demonstrate how and when ...
Videos
Unlocking Educational Benefit: Key Component 5: Supports & Services
This final video in the series explains how IEP teams translate goals into actionable supports and services that empower students with disabilities to thrive. Learn the difference between accommodations and modifications, how related services (like speech or OT) are delivered, and how placement decisions prioritize the least restrictive environment. The video also covers how teams support transitions, extracurricular access, emergency planning, and extended school year services. With the right supports, each IEP becomes a meaningful, personalized roadmap to success. TPE Alignment: TPE 5.8 - Use assessment data, ...
Websites
Key Component 5 Supports and Services - Downloadable Training Package
Support your LEA teams with our downloadable training packages for Key Component #5: Supports and Services - complete with an agenda, Google Slides presentation, and processing guide. Click below to access ready-to-use and customizable materials designed to help teams learn how to identify and document accommodations, modifications, assessment participation, and special education and related services. The training helps staff ensure that supports enable students to access grade-level content, engage in extracurricular activities, and interact with peers while making progress toward their goals. TPE Alignment: TPE 5.8 - ...