Writing Meaningful Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)

School-based SLPs often look at writing Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) as just a paperwork task; however, it is one of the most meaningful activities we do for our students each year. Participants will learn the difference between writing a compliant vs. meaningful IEP, which is a connected document carefully designed by a team to describe a student’s strengths, needs, and access to curriculum as defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA).

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Presenters

Sarah Bevier
M.S. CCC-SLP
Sarah is a speech-language pathologist and co-founder of SLP Toolkit. She’s known for her humor, honesty, and deep understanding of what it means to juggle real-world SLP responsibilities. Sarah believes in supporting clinicians through transparency, collaboration, and fun.
Lisa Kathman
M.S. CCC-SLP
Lisa is a school-based speech-language pathologist and co-founder of SLP Toolkit, a digital platform that helps SLPs streamline data collection, progress monitoring, and goal tracking. She’s passionate about making clinical work more efficient and empowering clinicians with practical tools that make their work more sustainable.

Learning Objectives

Describe the differences between a compliant IEP and a meaningful IEP.
Determine if the present levels section is comprehensive enough to give the team enough information on the student’s strengths and needs to determine effective programming.
Develop measurable goals and be able to recommend service times that are directly connected to the needs preventing a student from accessing the general education curriculum.

Agenda

5 minutes	Introductions and disclosures
15 minutes	Overview and background of current legal precedence and systems SLPs use to write IEPs
20 minutes	Use of Present Level Assessments in SLP Toolkit to gain a strengths/needs profile for a student
10 minutes	Case study review
10 minutes	Use of strengths/needs profile to determine SMART goals
10 minutes	Use of strengths/needs profile to determine accommodations
10 minutes	Use of strengths/needs profile to determine service delivery
10 minutes	Conclusion and questions and answers

Disclosures

Content Disclosure

This presentation will focus exclusively on the SLP Toolkit software application and will not include information on similar or related products or apps.

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.15 ASHA CEUs, Introductory level, Professional Area, Professional Area

To earn ASHA CEUs you must complete the courses by viewing them, provide course feedback, pass the exams with a score of 80 or more, provide your ASHA credentials, and confirm submission.