When completing the Present Levels section of the Online IEP, the teacher will see this list:

General Information
Reading/LA
Math
Additional Content
Behavior
Functional Skills
Access Skills

     The General Information section should include information that a receiving teacher needs to know about the student and the purpose of the current IEP meeting. Examples of other suitable types of information to include here would be transfer information, educational evaluation results, parent input, etc. The General Information section does not require goals. Therefore, General Information and at least one other area - such as Functional Skills, should be selected.

     If the teacher chooses a content area such as Reading (as in the example below), a goal will be required and statements made about the student's reading skills in the Present Levels will automatically be visible below the goal writing area.


     In addressing higher-order thinking skills, problem-solving skills, concept mapping, project-based learning, research skills, logic, community involvement, ethics; the best area to select is Functional Skills. Under Functional Skills, skills areas as follows:

Problem Solving