IEP Goal Areas

At our state network meeting on Friday, we were asked to use the Preschool Iowa Early Learning Standards  to crosswalk the appropriate IEP goal domains.  This activity was in preparation for some of the IEP changes that will be occurring next year.  It should help clarify that the IELS for Social Emotional development aligns with the Behavior Goal Domain, while the Academic Goal Domain addresses Reading, Writing and Math.  Sounds like there will be drop down menus to make sure we link the goal to the general curriculum and identify accurate standards and benchmarks.  More coming on this in the fall...