Form/Event

Update

Rationale

Program Wide

• Student’s entire name will print on documentation, this includes a suffix, middle name, and preferred name (if applicable)

Improvement

Prior Written Notice

• The character limit for the field for adding a staff member’s Title has been increased ('Speech Language Pathologist' will now print.)

Improvement

Initial Joint Review/Consent

Prior Written Notice - No Consent Needed

• An additional PWN - No Consent Needed has been added to the Initial Joint Review/Consent event as an optional form

Improvement

Reevaluation

RED Page 1

• The question, ‘Is this reevaluation being held at the request of a parent?’ now appears above the section where staff indicate why this data review is being conducted. This aligns better with the DESE model form and eliminates an error Evaluation Chairs were sometimes experiencing on the Caselog tab when selecting ‘Other’ as a reason for the data review.

DESE

RED Page 2

• Health and Motor are now two separate sections

• Central Auditory Processing as a descriptor of what to include in that section has been moved from the Hearing to the Language section

DESE

Areas to be Assessed

• Central Auditory Processing as a descriptor of what to include in that section has been moved from the Hearing to the Language section

DESE

IEP/Plans

Form D - Parts, 1, 2, 4 and 5

• Clarifications of statements and links have been updated to align with DESE model forms

DESE

Form D - Part 3/PLAAFP

• The MAP-A Justification section has been removed from Form D - Part 3 and is now completed on the PLAAFP in a new section. The section is required if staff respond yes to the following question: ‘Has the IEP team determined that the student is unable to access the regular curriculum and that a curriculum based on alternative standards is appropriate?’

• If an amendment or correction is completed and the MAP-A Justification section on Form D - Part 3 was completed in the original plan, then Sections A-D should be copied from the original Form D - Part 3 to the new section on the PLAAFP in the amendment or correction.

• The NRSP has been updated with these changes

DESE

Form F

• Form title has been updated to ‘Form F: Classroom Accommodations and Modifications’ from “Alternate Form F'

DESE

Accommodations

• Terminology has been updated for some accommodations on Form F. Any amendments or corrections that include Form F should include a review of accommodations to ensure they are accurately reflected. Please refer to this article for further information about these changes and a list of accommodations impacted or added.

DESE

Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)

• The BIP can be printed by selecting it as a print option for a plan in Locked Events

Improvement

Progress Reports

Progress Report

• The entire progress level prints when “No Progress/Limited Progress” is selected

Improvement

Manifestation Determination

Manifestation Determination form

• The error message will no longer prevent the event from locking when Steps 1, 2 and 3 are pre-selected

Improvement