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We >have several SPED teachers in our department who have gen. >ed. certificates with the LBS I Endorsement. Their biggest >complaint is that the endorsement coursework did not include >enough practice in writing IEPs.
I'll be honest, special ed majors don't come out of school with much more knowledge, in my experience. It's m...See MoreWe >have several SPED teachers in our department who have gen. >ed. certificates with the LBS I Endorsement. Their biggest >complaint is that the endorsement coursework did not include >enough practice in writing IEPs.
I'll be honest, special ed majors don't come out of school with much more knowledge, in my experience. It's my job to chair IEP meetings and make sure they're correct. It's a large part of my position.
New special ed teachers, majors and endorsement-adders alike, seem to skew one of two ways. They either have no idea how to write an IEP and are scared of the process. They seemed to go through their programs in college hearing about big, bad, mythical IEPs, maybe viewing a few highly complex examples (usually a severe MR, or TMH student), but never got any real-world experience writing what will be done 95 percent of the time with your typical LD or ED student. This is usually most common and as long as the person is willing to learn, they can be taught to do a decent job in a few hours.
Or, the other extreme is someone (usually a sped major) who learned from a professor the "right" way to write an IEP. To ivory tower, ed professors, the "right" way to write an IEP is to provide $50,000 worth of year-round services to a high-functioning LD student who is in inclusion classes all day and writing 15 academic goals with 8 short-term objectives each. They write IEPs that aren't implementable in reality. They would require a full-time case manager for one student. This is, of course, not possible, and I have to take a machete to these IEPs at meetings. These teachers can be the worst to train to do IEP properly because they think they're right because their professor was a great educator and leader in his field... who hasn't worked with K-12 students in 20 years and will never have to worry about implementing his 90-page IEP.
As far as having the capacity to write IEPs properly, this is a good litmus test: If you do your own 1040 or 1040A (not 1040EZ) around tax time, you can do an IEP. Obviously different skills, but if you can correctly navigate the bureaucratic process involved in doing a long-form tax return, you can learn to do an IEP with little issue.
If your learning ancient Greek is more likely than you filling out your tax form, then you may have issues. If you can't successfully and calmly navigate the process at the Secretary of State or Unemployment office, then IEP writing may not be for you.
In my district, sped teachers basically have two or more bosses. The Principal is primarily tasked with evaluating how you do in the classroom. I am primarily tasked with evaluating the IEP side of the job. We have had to fire some teachers who work well in the classroom, but who have a clear disdain for writing IEPs (at least the way we need them written), or who just can't/won't be trained.
I can't keep someone in a position who writes IEPs that expose us to due process, require unnecessary services, and that can cost $1000s of dollars in compensatory services. If I see mistakes, I train the teachers, sit down with them, show them what they need to do. If I keep seeing the mistakes, they have to go.
I went through everything on ECS, including the SOA. I hit "edit", clicked through everything (changed nothing), and was approved the next day. Heading to the ROE today to get recertified. Love Illinois!!!!
by wondering
Jun 25, 2011
In order to obtain a passing score of 240, what do I need to get in each area in order to pass? I took both last year and with the APT test, my total test score was 234 214 Foundations, Characteristics, & assessment 214 Plan & deliver instruction 214 Manage the learning environment 250 Collaboration, Comm, & professionalism 239 Language...See MoreIn order to obtain a passing score of 240, what do I need to get in each area in order to pass? I took both last year and with the APT test, my total test score was 234 214 Foundations, Characteristics, & assessment 214 Plan & deliver instruction 214 Manage the learning environment 250 Collaboration, Comm, & professionalism 239 Language Arts 224 Educational Technology 252 Contructed Response
My content area was 217. So, I'm just trying to figure out if each area needs to be 240 or not. OR does it all depend on the scoring for each part. Could I still pass if my scores are high in 3 areas, but lower than 240 in 2 areas? This question is for both tests. If anyone can give me an idea that would be great!!!! I take the test in 2 weeks.
I currently have a provisional license. My question: if for some reason I don't pass the tests to reapply for an initial license, can I reapply again for the provisional again when it expires, or do I have to get the tests done to get certified?
I'm am about to receive my initial Type 03 Certification in Illinois. Because I live close to the Wisconsin state line, I would like to keep employment options open by also obtaining certification in Wisconsin. How do I go about this?
So, my Statement of Assurance in hand, I happily skipped to the ROE. They typed in my ID number (newly assigned), and it wasn't correct. After fumbling around a couple of minutes on the computer, the woman helping me typed in my Social Security number, and within seconds, voila, I was recertified. My ROE is SO easy to work with, that I knew they wo...See MoreSo, my Statement of Assurance in hand, I happily skipped to the ROE. They typed in my ID number (newly assigned), and it wasn't correct. After fumbling around a couple of minutes on the computer, the woman helping me typed in my Social Security number, and within seconds, voila, I was recertified. My ROE is SO easy to work with, that I knew they would figure it out quickly. So, I can teach for the next 5 years, if I want to. Karen
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The APT I had 4 over 240 and 1 (237) (216) and Constructed Response (227) and passed.
Not sure if this info was helpful to you. But GOOD LUCK!!!!
Take your time and try not to over think the question.