An Investigation of Facilitated Individualized Education Program Meeting Practice: Promising Procedures That Foster Family–Professional Collaboration

There is limited research about effective Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting practices that promote family–professional collaboration. One emerging practice, the Facilitated IEP (FIEP) meeting, has recently gained national attention for its team-based approach. In this study, the authors...

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Published in:Teacher education and special education 2019-02, Vol.42 (1), p.67-81
Main Authors: Mueller, Tracy Gershwin, Vick, Anna Moriarity
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrator Attitudes
Advocacy
Collaboration
Educational Practices
Elementary Secondary Education
Exceptional children
Family School Relationship
Individualized Education Programs
Meetings
Parent Attitudes
Parking
Phenomenology
Preservice Teacher Education
Problem Solving
Professional training
Professionals
Resilience (Psychology)
Special Education
Teacher Attitudes
Teams
Teamwork
Visual Aids
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Summary:There is limited research about effective Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting practices that promote family–professional collaboration. One emerging practice, the Facilitated IEP (FIEP) meeting, has recently gained national attention for its team-based approach. In this study, the authors interview 32 FIEP participants about their experiences with the process. Findings reveal five meeting procedures that encourage active team planning, collaboration, and problem solving between families and professionals, including premeeting with families, establishing and following a meeting agenda, using meeting norms, utilizing a parking lot for off-topic issues, and visual charting for graphic support during team discussion and problem solving. In this article, the authors present the implications of these procedural practices as a promising structure for IEP meetings that can be used by professionals to collaborate and involve families throughout the IEP meeting process. Implications for future research are also discussed.
ISSN:0888-4064
1944-4931
DOI:10.1177/0888406417739677