Student Education Plan

Old Mill Elementary School

Fall 2008

SEP Training

Why do we have SEP Conferences?

• Utah State law

• Wasatch School District

policy

• Follows PLC and RTI

models

• Good for students

What is the purpose of an SEP Conference?

Definition from Wasatch District Policy: The Student Education Plan (SEP) is a

cooperative plan developed by the student, the parent, and the teacher in grades k-5. This plan is guided by state and local academic requirements, realistic assessment of student interests and goals, and future planning. The student is the focus of this conference which takes place three times a year. The SEP conference is an opportunity to celebrate the student’s success, look for positive aspects of educational progress, and plan student goals.

“The SEP/SEOP process provides opportunities for students to discover and celebrate the characteristics that make them unique. As educators, we can help students understand how to use this information to develop a unique and personalized plan for life/career success."

Kristine Dobson,

Utah Career Resource Network

How are SEP’s different than parent-teacher conferences?

• SEP Conference– Teacher facilitates– Student Achievement

Data based– Celebration of success– Evaluate progress– Student focused– Student goals

• Parent – Teacher Conference– Teacher leads– Behavior based– Celebrate successes– Evaluate grades– Teacher focused– Teacher goals

Who are the participants and what are their roles?

– Facilitate the conference

– Provide data on student’s strengths, areas for growth, and progress

– Make commitment to help student achieve goal

– Follow through on commitments

– Provide documentation of meetings

Participant: Teacher

Participant: Parent

– Provide data about child’s progress

– Identify supports available

– Make commitment to help student achieve

– Follow through on commitments

– Provide data about own strengths, areas for growth and progress

– Set goals

– Make commitment to a

– Follow through on commitments

Participant: Student

What are the components of an SEP Conference?

• 3 times per year with student, parent/guardian and school personnel

• Identify strengths & accomplishments

• Goal setting process

• Relevant data about progress

• Responsibilities for managing and monitoring development

SEP Form

Questions?

– Better success if families can come and do all SEP’s on same day

– Keep this schedule for all SEP conferences• Tues/Wed: Oct. 28-29 • Wed/Thurs: Jan. 21-22• Wed/Thurs: Mar. 25-26

(open appts – don’t have to schedule)

– Start scheduling with families who have 4 or more kids after completed, schedule families of 3

– Complete scheduling families of 2 before you leave– After schedule completed, please give copy to Mrs.

Christensen

Schedule Planning