What are IEP goals based on grade-level academic content standards?
IEP goals based on grade-level academic content standards are goals that address the skills specified in the academic content standards for the grade in which an eligible student is enrolled. Incorporating State standards in IEP goals is not a new idea. Many educators have been working toward incorporating State content standards in IEP goals since enactment of the 1997 reauthorization of the IDEA, which first required that the IEPs of students with disabilities support their involvement and progress in the general curriculum. Some States already require standards-based IEP goals and have developed extensive training materials and professional development opportunities for staff to learn how to write IEP goals that are tied to State academic content standards. (See Question E-1 of the Guidance.) 6. Why are IEP goals based on grade-level academic content standards required for students who are assessed based on modified academic achievement standards? The primary reason for requiring IE
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