The HAWK Highway: A Vertical Model for Student IEP Participation. (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Quann, Monica; Lyman, Jennifer; Crumlish, Jamie; Hines, Sally; Williams, Lynn; Pleet-Odle, Amy; Eisenman, Laura
• Other Names: Bryant Diane Pedrotty guest-editor.; Bryant Brian R. guest-editor.; Pfannenstiel Kathleen Hughes guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Intervention in school and clinic. Volume 50:Number 5(2015:May)
• Page Start: 297
• Page End: 303
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: self-determination -- IEP process -- high school -- transition; Learning disabled children -- Education -- Periodicals; Problem children -- Education -- Periodicals; Behavior disorders in children -- Periodicals; Special education -- Periodicals; 371.9
• DOI: 10.1177/1053451214560895
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1053-4512

Abstract

Special educators at an inclusive career-technical high school created a model to support annually increasing expectations for self-determination and levels of student participation in Individualized Education Program (IEP) planning and implementation. The grade-specific components of the model and supporting context are described. Students were observed to gain confidence in IEP participation and extend their self-advocacy into the classroom, within a model that reinforced a schoolwide focus on successful school–to–adult life transitions. Elements of the model that can be applied in other school settings are discussed.