Post by @youreducationadvo

If a student has an IEP and they are sitting in YOUR classroom, their IEP applies there too. That includes general education teachers AND special area teachers such as PE, art, music, library, technology, electives, and other classes. An IEP does not magically turn off when a student leaves the special education classroom. If the IEP requires accommodations, supplementary aids and services, behavioral supports, communication supports, assistive technology, or other supports during your class, the school must ensure those services are implemented. Federal law requires each teacher and provider responsible for implementing an IEP to have access to it and be informed of their specific responsibilities and the accommodations, modifications, and supports they are responsible for providing. And IDEA requires the IEP to identify the supplementary aids and services needed for the student to be educated with nondisabled peers and participate in school activities. So no, “I’m not the special education teacher” is not an excuse for ignoring a student’s IEP. The IEP belongs to the STUDENT, not to one teacher. If that student walks into your classroom, their legally required supports walk in with them. Because implementation is a school responsibility, not something that only happens in the special education room. #fape #advocate #504plan #IEP #ieprights