Personal Education Plan PEP Training Information

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Personal Education Plan (PEP)Training Information

• by Lead Teachers
• Public Schools of Robeson County

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What is a PEP?

• A PEP is a Personal Education Plan for focused
  intervention that is tailored to address specific
  individual needs or weaknesses.

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Why is the PEP important?

• It provides targeted academic support/assistance
  to students who need it.
• It documents the school and teachers efforts to
  support the needs of students who are functioning
  below grade level.
• Its the Law! We must do this for every child who
  fails to meet the requirements of the Student
  Accountability Standards Act.

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Former PEP Law

• " 115C-105.41. Personal Education Plans shall be
  written as early as can be done for students who
  have been placed at risk of academic failure as
  determined by the State end-of-grade tests.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINASESSION LAW
2009-542HOUSE BILL 804

• This new law is
• AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING PERSONAL
  EDUCATION PLANS FOR STUDENTS AT RISK OF
• ACADEMIC FAILURE.

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What the Law Requires

• Local school administrative units shall identify
  students who have been placed are at risk for
  academic failure.
• Identification shall occur as early as can
  reasonably be done and can be based on grades,
  observations, State assessments, and other
  factors that impact student performance that
  teachers and administrators consider appropriate,
  
• without having to await the results of
  end-of-grade or end-of-course tests.

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Exceptional Children

• Students with an IEP are not required to have a
  PEP.

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Deadline

• No later than the end of the first quarter, or
  after a teacher has had up to nine weeks of
  instructional time with a student, a personal
  education plan for academic improvement with
  focused intervention and performance benchmarks
  shall be developed or updated for any student at
  risk of academic failure who is not performing at
  least at grade level, as identified by the State
  end-of-grade test and other factors noted above.

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Parent/Guardian Involvement

• Local school administrative units shall give
  notice of the personal education plan and a copy
  of the personal education plan to the student's
  parent or guardian.
• Parents should be included in the implementation
  and ongoing review of personal education plans.
• No cause of action for monetary damages shall
  arise from the failure to provide or implement a
  personal education plan under this section."
• SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes
  law and applies beginning with the 2009-2010
  school year.

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Parent/Guardian Involvement

• The Invitation to Conference letter will be
  sent home for students who are at risk for
  academic failure.
• Document all efforts to obtain the signature of
  the parent or guardian.

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What should be included in a PEP?

• The Student Accountability Standards Act
  Requires
• A Diagnostic Evaluation Component
• Intervention Strategies
• A Monitoring Component that includes
• Parental Involvement

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PEPs Are Personalized.

• Strengths and weaknesses are unique to the
  individual. It is unlikely that all students will
  have the same strengths and weaknesses.

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Part III Intervention Plan
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Signatures

• Must be authentic. Stamps are not allowed since
  this is a legal document.
• Certified teachers and administrators are
  required to sign PEPs.
• Classified personnel are not allowed to sign
  PEPs.
• The student signature is required, as well. Make
  every effort to get all required signatures.

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Where to House PEPs

• PEPs are working documents and need to be easily
  accessible. It is recommended that they be
  stored in a locked area in the classroom.
• They are to be readily available for state
  auditors, administrators, and lead teachers upon
  request.

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Cumulative Folders

• PEPs are to be filed in the students cumulative
  records at the end of the school year.
• If a student transfers during the school year,
  the cumulative folder must include the PEP. The
  cumulative folder cannot leave the school without
  the PEP.

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Help

• The documents for the PEP are on the county
  website at www.robeson.k12.nc.us .
• From there, go to Departments, K-8 Curriculum.
• In the left margin, you will see Personalized
  Education Plan.
• You will find the Invitation to Conference
  letter and the PEP template.

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Note

• PEPs must be completed by the beginning of the
  2nd nine weeks and revised/monitored at the end
  of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th nine weeks.
• High school PEPs must be completed by the
  beginning of the second nine weeks and
  revised/monitored at the end of each semester.
• Please sign and date each time a PEP is revised.
• Your principal must sign (not stamp) all of your
  PEPs.
• Principals can require PEPs for K-2.

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Who is required to have a PEP?
• What factors are used to identify students
  needing PEPs?
• Who writes the PEP?
• How are parents/guardians to be involved?
• How often should it be updated?
• When does a PEP have to be developed?
• What are the effects of the new House Bill 804?
• Where are PEPs to be housed?
• What should be done with old PEPs?