Course 4: Program Planning

Module 3: Inclusive and Competency-based Individual Education Plans

Summary

Inclusion Outreach’s aim is to assist members of the educational team with the creation of meaningful IEP goals and objectives that provide educational opportunities that enhance current and future quality of life for students with multiple disabilities and complex needs.

Key Terms

Essential Supports

Teaching strategies specific to a particular student.

Intellectual/learning identity

Creative thinking, critical thinking.

Personal Purposes

Personal awareness and responsibility, personal identity and culture.

Place-based

The process of using the local community and environment as a starting point to teach concepts in language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, and other subjects across the curriculum.

Replacement goals

Are student-specific for students on a modified grade-level curriculum.

Self-determination

The process by which a person controls their own life.

SMART goals

A commonly used framework for the development of IEPs. SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timely) is being redefined as Strength-based, Meaningful, Authentic, Responsive, and Triangulated in the context of the Inclusive & Competency-based IEP.

Social Purposes

Communication, social responsibility.

Supplemental goals

Student-specific goals for students who are not yet meeting grade-level expectations in literacy or numeracy.

TEAM approach

Inclusion Outreach’s approach to developing meaningful IEP’s.

Universal supports

Core programs and strategies provided to all students within a school to promote successful student outcomes and prevent school failure.

References and Resources

The Autism Community in Action. (2021). Setting SMART IEP goals. Retrieved from https://tacanow.org/family-resources/smart-iep-goals

Columbia Ministry of Education. (n.d.). BC’s curriculum. Retrieved from https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca

Oxford Learner Dictionaries. (2021). Retrieved from https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us

The following excellent resources are available to guide teams developing IEPs in the I&CB IEP format.

Moore, S. (2020, November 18), Session 1: Why do IEPs need to change? with Katie Jameson [Lecture]. Inclusive and Competency Based IEP Webinar Series.

Moore, S, (2020, December 9). Session 2: How can we connect IEPs to place? with Jo Chrona [Lecture]. Inclusive and Competency Based IEP Webinar Series.

Moore, S. (2021, January 23). Session 3: Why is student agency important in an IEP? with Dr. Leyton Schnellert [Lecture]. Inclusive and Competency Based IEP Webinar Series.

Moore, S. (2022, February 20). Session 4: Purposeful IEP planning with Faye Brownlie [Lecture]. Inclusive and Competency Based IEP Webinar Series.

Moore, S. (2021, March 6). Session 5: Competency & strength-based IEPs with Christine & Parker Danroth [Lecture recording]. Inclusive and Competency Based IEP Webinar Series.

Moore, S. (2021, April 10). Session 6: Creating core competency IEP goals with Dr. Leyton Schnellert [Lecture recording]. Inclusive and Competency Based IEP Webinar Series.

Moore, S. (2021, April 24). Session 7: Curricular IEP goals with Kristie Ward & Kate Campbell [Lecture recording]. Inclusive and Competency Based IEP Webinar Series.

Moore, S. (2021, May 8). Session 8: Universal & essential supports with Dr. Julie Causton [Lecture recording]. Inclusive and Competency Based IEP Webinar Series.

Moore, S. (2021, June 5). Session 9: Capturing & assessing authentic evidence with Katie White [Lecture recording]. Inclusive and Competency Based IEP Webinar Series.