Registration for Exceptional Students
All students that have an Individual Education Plan (IEP) or a 504 Plan must have an IEP Meeting at their home
school prior to the course request to determine if modifications and accommodations can be met in a virtual
learning environment.
Special Education Teachers/Guidance Counselor Expectations
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Review special education student transcripts. The special education teacher and counselor should
review transcripts together.
Identify special education students needing online courses to graduate.
Hold IEP Team meetings with a discussion concerning placement in online courses and
accommodations. The teacher should complete the IEP documentation form. The completed form
with required signatures should be forwarded to the Office of Virtual Schools.
Students should not be enrolled in online courses until the IEP Documentation Form is received in the
Office of Virtual Learning.
The primary diagnosis for students needing online courses should be Learning Disabled or Intellectually
Gifted.
Special education teachers should make sure that students are following the 4-year plan listed in the
IEP. This should minimize students’ placement in online courses.
Online courses should be the last resort if classes are offered at the school. Special education students
should be given priority for placement in classes taught during the school day.
Allowable accommodations should include the following:
1. Extra time on assignments
2. Extra time on tests
3. Abbreviated assignments
4. Abbreviated tests
Role of the Special Education Teacher
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Provide a list to the online monitors who will monitor the special education students
Provide the IEP At-A-Glance with accommodations to the online teachers
Monitor student progress in SMS
Contact parents of students who are not reaching their pacing guide goals in order for schools to hold
an IEP team meeting for dropping courses
Role of the Student
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Attend the IEP team meeting
Contact the online teacher if experiencing difficulty with online assignments
Complete all course work in a timely manner
Attend afterschool tutoring
Role of the Parents
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Attend the initial IEP team meeting to discuss placing student in online courses
Learn the course requirements for courses his/her child will take
Sign the IEP Documentation form if the team decides that the student will be placed in a virtual class
Monitor student progress
Contact the online teacher if they have questions or concerns