{"id":12610,"date":"2015-04-02T11:53:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T15:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=12610"},"modified":"2015-04-02T11:54:32","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T15:54:32","slug":"does-the-team-write-goals-for-parents-in-the-iep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/does-the-team-write-goals-for-parents-in-the-iep\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the Team Write Goals for Parents in the IEP?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Does%20the%20Team%20Write%20Goals%20for%20Parents%20in%20the%20IEP%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float: right; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/istock\/teacher.boy.working.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"120\" \/>The school listed this goal\/objective in my son&#8217;s IEP.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Objective: The parent will direct all communication to the Principal. Parent is not allowed to call or talk to the special education teacher, other teachers, or teacher\u2019s aide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Can this be listed as a &#8220;goal&#8221; in the IEP?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That isn\u2019t an IEP \u201cobjective!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals and objectives are for what the <em>student<\/em> will achieve, not what the parent will or will not do!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Instructional goals state:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>what your child needs to learn<\/li>\n<li>what action you want to see your child take<\/li>\n<li>how you will measure your child&#8217;s progress toward the goal<\/li>\n<li>what level of mastery to expect from your child<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The IEP Team does not write goals to dictate, limit, or restrict actions of the parent.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>20 U.S.C. Section 1414(d). Federal Regulations 34 C.F.R. Section 300.320. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/selaw2.store.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition<\/span><\/a>, page 99 and page 245.<\/p>\n<p>The IEP team (that includes the parent) writes a goal into your child\u2019s IEP because the team:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>knows it is an important skill your child must learn<\/li>\n<li>knows your child cannot accomplish the goal without specialized instruction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When you write a goal into the IEP, it is an instructional objective, not a method of discipline (or a method of communication for the parent).<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Keep the Focus on Your Child<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Focus on your son. Keep the focus of the IEP Team on your son.<\/p>\n<p>You are the person primarily responsible for your son&#8217;s education.\u00a0 You are his &#8220;case manager.&#8221; Do not feel that you must turn this decision making process over to someone else.<\/p>\n<p>But, do not engage in a battle with the principal. Continue to work hard to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/advo.probs.protect.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">maintain a collaborative relationship<\/span><\/a> with the Team, the school, &#8230;and the principal.<\/p>\n<p>Do your homework and your research.\u00a0 Make sure you know about the process, the disability, evaluations, child development, curriculum, and goal writing so you can be an effective team member who works with the other members of the IEP team.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/ltrs.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">contact log and all other documentation<\/span><\/a> is up to date. It should include any discussion you have with the school or the principal. Use polite letters to the school to document what you have been told.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/goals.lesson.heitin.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">A Lesson in Writing IEP Goals<\/span><\/a> by Dr. Ruth Heitin<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=6751\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Are These Good IEP Goals<\/span><\/a> by Advocate Sue Whitney<\/p>\n<p>Learn How to Write <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/15\/nl.0331.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">SMART Goals and IEPs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd edition<\/span><\/a>, SMART Goal tutorial , Chapter 12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The school listed this goal\/objective in my son&#8217;s IEP. &#8220;Objective: The parent will direct all communication to the Principal. 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