Dr. Yell's Four-Step Model for Developing Legally Correct and Educationally Meaningful IEP's

Dr. Mitch Yell's presentation in August 2008 provided a way for our special education teachers to think of the the IEP process as a four-step model with following questions:



Step 1: Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance

Question: What are the student's unique educational needs that must be considered in developing the individualized program?

Step 2: Measurable Annual Goals

Question: What goals will enable the student to achieve meaningful educational benefit?

Step 3: Special Education Services

Question: What services will we provide to the student to address each of his or her educational needs?

Step 4: Progress Monitoring

Question: How will we monitor the student's progress to determine if the instructional program is effective?



Every special education teacher needs to ask these four questions with respect to each IEP for which they are case manager.