The new Massachusetts IEP is much more student oriented, and personalized, and classroom teachers will be more involved in informing the document and the process than in the past.
This fully online asynchronous course will provide Special Education Team Leaders, Special Education Teachers, Classroom Teachers, and Building Administrators with the tools they need to effectively participate in and maximize the impact of Massachusetts’ new IEP process. The IEP process has been updated with the goal of improving educational outcomes and experiences for students with disabilities in the Commonwealth – this course will prepare educators in any role to engage with the new process and documentation.
This course is designed to be flexible and accessible, allowing you to learn at your own pace and on your own schedule. Through interactive modules, practical examples, and expert insights, you will be equipped with the knowledge and tools needed to skillfully participate in the new IEP process, in order to effectively support students with disabilities to achieve their full potential. The course is self-paced, and delivered on the CES Canvas LMS platform.
For schools and districts: If your organization needs to introduce the IEP requirements to a large number of staff members at once, track staff engagement and understanding via ongoing reports, and save on the staff capacity needed to develop high quality training content, CES offers a cost effective and reliable solution.
Schools and districts may contract with CES to enroll multiple participants. Districts award their own PDPs. For information on volume pricing and arrangements, contact Angela Burke at aburke@collaborative.org.
As a result of completing this course, educators will:
- Understand the 8 main sections of the new Massachusetts IEP form, know where to find guidance, and be ready to plan next steps in preparing themselves and their teams for the new forms.
- Be able to revise and reorganize accommodations and modifications for students within the new process.
- Understand how to gather data for the new process and how to use the new IEP goal template to support data-based goals.
- Understand how to gather information from students and how to prepare students to direct their own IEP team meetings.
- Understand how to support student voice and student leadership of the IEP process for transition-aged students.
- Understand how to support all IEP team members to contribute to the student profile.