Standards-Based Individualized Education Program (IEP) Process Training (Updated 2025-2026)

Participants may take this course online by enrolling on TEAlearn.com. Participants may also take this course in person, by finding a trainer at their regional education service center. Visit our contact page to find contact information of a trainer in all 20 education service centers.

The intent of this training is to provide participants with an understanding of the SB IEP process. Participants will learn about gathering student data, including the full and individual initial evaluation (FIIE), developing the student's present levels of academic achievement and functional performance (PLAAFP) statement, drafting measurable annual goals with short-term objectives/benchmarks (when appropriate), determining specially designed instruction (SDI), and creating a data collection system for monitoring progress of the annual goals.

The intended audience for this training is special education teachers, related service providers, and any other professional staff responsible for drafting a student’s IEP, including the PLAAFP and measurable annual goals.

The standards-based IEP process is based on the belief that students with disabilities can make progress on challenging goals aligned to the general education curriculum at the enrolled grade level with specially designed services and supports. Special education is not a separate and special place for learning, but services and supports that are individually designed to help students access the general education program. Students may be accessing the curriculum at different levels of complexity, at different paces, and/or in different ways, but they should all be working toward rigorous goals.

NOTE: We have submitted this course to be approved for 12 hours of continuing education credit by the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA). TSHA approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures. Once TSHA CEU approval is received, instructions for claiming TSHA continuing education credit will be provided at the end of this course.