A Student Centered/Needs-based IEP meeting, particularly when multiple agencies are involved. The Needs-based process tends to treat all participants as equals. A student centered/needs-based IEP meeting is highly regimented and focused and therefore, greatly reduces meeting time.

Sample Agenda:

Description of meeting - 5 minutes
Grounding -10 minutes (This is where we will gather the present level of performance)
Generate needs - 25 minutes (Each person will present needs if they have them. What does student need to learn?)
Re-group/consolidate needs - 5 minutes
Discussion -10 minutes
Concluding remarks - 5 minutes

Student Centered/Needs Based IEP Meeting Sample Procedure and Script for the Facilitator (pdf)

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Student Centered/Needs Based Large Team IEP Process (pdf)

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Student Centered/Needs Based Sample IEP Letter (pdf)

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