Individual program plan (ipp)Message to Parents of Students With an IPP As parents of students with an IPP you play an important role in the design and implementation of your child’s Individual Program Plan (IPP). The Plan is a document that acts like a toolbox: in it are the tools that have been tailor-made for each individual student. These tools were recommended by professionals (e.g., psychologists, occupational therapists, physicians, etc.) and are based on your child’s strengths and challenges. The tools are accommodations, not modifications, which assist students in achieving the successes they are capable of achieving. The majority of students who have an IPP have been diagnosed with a “Learning Disability.” This basically means that, although their cognitive abilities are at average or above-average range, they process certain parts of learning materials (information) in ways different from the norm. IPP accommodations address these differences, thus making learning and assessments more equal for all students.
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Parents always have input. Parents are members of the IPP-Team. Parents have to sign their consent on the IPP document. According to Alberta Education, school boards are required to obtain written informed parental consent on IPPs to indicate agreement with the IPP. If the parent does not agree with the IPP or its contents, it is important that the school documents the reasons for refusal or unavailability to get a signature on the IPP. Parents also have the option to appeal. For further information about Program Appeal, refer to CBE Administrative Regulation 3003, Section 8. We invite parents to discuss and sign IPP-approval at the start of the school year: usually late September-October. Parents are then invited to discuss transitions/ recommendations, and obtain their signature again, in May-June. Many parents of high school students are not aware that their consent continues to be required for as long as their child has an IPP. After this lengthy preamble, we are inviting you to come to school to go over the IPP and sign it. Or, alternatively, to call Marielee Wolfe, and make arrangements. Of course, you may contact me at any time either by phone, 249-3131, ext. 2148, or by email, mrwolfe@cbe.ab.ca. |
