6/21/2023 0 Comments Giep meaning![]() Bring your own ideas: what do you think your child’s strengths, weaknesses, needs and interests are.This is the time to identify issues and offer suggestions for discussionPoint out an educational need that is not being addressed. As a parent and member of the team, you need to……. Your preparation as a parent for the Gifted IEP Meeting You must know….Your role in the processThe parts of the GIEP itselfHow those parts relate to each other within the plan.Be familiar with the results of the tests given to your child to identify them as giftedġ4. It is in the educational professional’s interest to make sure you understand the proposed plan.ġ3. In fact, it is a requirement within Chapter 16 and it is Pennsylvania Department of Education policy that the GIEP be free of jargon and easily understood.Ask questions until you understand what the proposed plan means to your child. You, most likely, are not a professional educator. If language (educational jargon) is used that you don’t understand, ask for an explanation. It is more than a presentation by the school district of “their gifted plan” to you.ġ2. The GIEP meeting is a working session centered on your child, not the pull-out curriculum. You are the one who says “yes” or “no” to the proposed GIEP.Therefore, you will need to help the GIEP TEAM create a plan that addresses your gifted child’s needs. Knowing your role as a parent At the end of the Gifted IEP meeting, you, as the parent, will be asked to approve your child’s GIEP. THEY ARE MISTAKEN! To be effective, it is important to understand why you are at the Gifted IEP meeting.ġ1. They believe they are there simply to approve a plan that has already been created, the contents of which cannot be modified. Common Mistake Many parents enter the Gifted IEP meeting without a good understanding of their role in the meeting. Pullout programs must be used in conjunction with modifications to the gifted student’s regular education programming.ġ0. But, by themselves, pull-out programs are not enoughA child spends upwards of 95% of their time in a regular education classroom. Pull out programs are popular and common. The result is that GIEPs are, by definition, education plans individualized according to each gifted student’s needs.The “requirement to individualize” remains even when the student is among a grouped population of gifted students (clustered) or if the student participates in a gifted pull-out program.ĩ. ![]() Gifted students have needs that cannot be met meaningfully using only the regular, unaltered education curriculum. A gifted child’s educational strengths and needs must be determined by the GIEP team and specifically outlined in the GIEP.“Gifted” is not a program that the child attends, it is a plan to meet the specific needs of a gifted child.The GIEP “covers” the entire day, not just the portion during the pull-out program.Ĩ. ![]() ļoncepts to Consider For the purposes of education law in Pennsylvania the term “gifted” applies to a child who learns differently from most other children to require measures and methods beyond those used in the normal grade-level taken in the classroom.Kids who are different or learn differently need something DIFFERENT, that is all….but not necessarily all the time.ħ. This includes Chapter 16: Special Education for Gifted Students and a variety of websites such as and just to name a few.Ħ. Public Information There is considerable amount of public information available to the parent of a gifted child in PA. Knowledge about your role and responsibilities makes you a better partner with your district, not an adversary.ĥ. You are the ONLY member of the team asked and REQUIRED to approve your child’s proposed plan. Gifted IEP Team ParentTeacher: classroom and/or gifted teacherDistrict Administrator: someone who has the power to make decisions.Parents are equals with education professionals as members of your child’s gifted education team. What is a Gifted IEP? A properly individualized Gifted IEP offers a clear drawn roadmap to both gifted education and regular education teachers on how to help the gifted child benefit meaningfully throughout their week in class.Ĥ. Through the GIEP (Gifted Individualized Educational Plan), you are part of the team that will help facilitate the needed changes your child requires in his education.ģ. A parent’s right If you think your gifted child’s experience in public school could be better matched to their needs, then you need to know how to make it better and act upon that information. A Parent’s Guide to Gifted IEPs and GIEP Meetings Information sources:Todd McIntyre, Wayne Mery, Jayne Rauenzahn and PAGE websiteĢ. ![]()
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