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Key Component 4: Goals - Downloadable Training Package

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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CDlFRWd7wWN6NLqdKithWEdtQpfuJwve/template/preview
Authors:
Heather DiFede; Leo Mapagu; Jennifer Yales, Ed.D.; Noreen Rodriguez-Lippincott; and Hinda Nadif, Ed.D.
Developed by:
High Quality IEPs (HQ IEPs)
Relevant categories:
Disabilities Intervention Special Education
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Support your LEA teams with our downloadable training packages for Key Component #4: Goals—complete with an agenda, Google Slides presentation, and processing guide. Click below to access ready-to-use and customizable materials designed to help staff write clear, measurable IEP goals that drive student 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 student progress.
  • 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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HQ IEPs > During the IEP > Key Components of the IEP Process > Key Component 4: Goals

  Keywords: Annual Goal, Area of Need, Collaboration, Disability, Educational Benefit, Goal, Goals, IEP, IEP Compliance, Individualized Education Program, Special Education, Student Outcomes, Student-Centered, TPE 1.2, TPE 5.8, TPE 6.4

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