Special Education
What is an ICT class?
ICT stands for Integrated Co-Teaching. It is a classroom in which a general education and a special education teacher work as a team to provide instruction to a class composed by students with IEPs and general education students. In an ICT class, there are two teachers in charge; one is a special education teacher and the other one is a general education teacher for the main core subjects.
Do the ICT classrooms follow the same curriculum?
The ICT classroom is a general education classroom and follows the same common core standards.
In this classroom both teachers meet to co-plan and prepare lessons, activities and projects that are multi-sensory and differentiated.
What is an IEP?
IEP stands for Individualized Education Program, or an Individualized Education Plan.
An IEP defines how a school plans to meet a child’s unique educational needs that result from a disability.
What information does an IEP include?
Present levels of performance: This is information about how the child is doing in school and how their disability affects their progress and involvement
Goals
An IEP must include measurable goals for the student that can be reasonably accomplished in a school year.
Services
When an IEP is created, the team must decide how to put the plan into action
Who creates an IEP?
The creation of an IEP is a team effort between the child’s general ed teacher, special ed team members, and experts, such as counselors or psychologists, student’s parents, and sometimes the child.
What is a 504?
The 504 Plan is a roadmap that describes in detail the services and/or accommodations your child will receive at school and, as relevant, in other DOE programs and activities.
Who goes to the 504 accommodations meeting (504 Team meeting)?
The 504 Team meeting is attended by the parent, and people who know your child’s abilities. They understand the information that is being reviewed and know the types of accommodations that may meet your child’s needs.
