Jennie Bourgeois

Is the amount of service hours being provided to achieve the goals?   If a child needs assistance in writing, then a goal needs to be stated in the IEP to that goal before more Occupational Therapist hours can be provided to achieve those goals.  Remember goals drive services.  First determine goals, then determine the services to meet those goals.

Each type of service needs to state the frequency, location and duration of the services.  Each type of intervention needs to be addressed separately in the IEP including services being provided within a group or on an individual basis.    You have to know what to accomplish before you can determine which placement for the services would be the least restrictive environment for those services to be provided.

The staff and resources must be changed if necessary to deliver the required services.  At no time can a lack of staff or resources be an acceptable reason for not providing services that are outlined in the IEP.

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