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Collaboration is essential and should be intentional and structured in order to be successful. Collaboration requires planning, structure, defined roles, and open and honest communication working together to encourage productivity. The selected photo shows some professionals in some sort of a collaborative meeting and reminded me of my PLC groups. In the photo it seems that all team members are actively engaged and working together to intentionally work together to tackle a common goal. 

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Communication is a Key Component to Effective Collaboration

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Communication is a Key Component to Effective Collaboration

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There are many factors that contribute to communication between colleagues, IEP teams, or intervention teams. Effective, transparent, and honest communication is an essential or KEY component to successful collaboration. This GIF is a funny image seemingly from the 80s or 90s conveying that communication is key and I thought this could be a funny addition to any presentation, while still getting my point across. I truly believe that in any educational field that open and honest communication is the foundation to effective involvement and support from all team members.

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A student's placement should only be based upon the information presented in the IEP and current present levels. Sometimes other factors like parents or advocates can try to program shop in order to influence the student's placement, however, all members of IEP teams should be ready to advocate for the student's LRE and placement based on present levels and assessment data. The picture presented focuses on an individual student, despite there being other students pictures in the class. I thought that it encompassed her placement and supports being based on the needs presented in her IEP and her present levels.

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Placement in the LRE being based upon present levels and the IEP is a legal obligation and responsibility of the entire IEP team. Sometimes other factors can be presented as a means of influencing a student's placement however, the IEP team should lean into data as the driving force into placement into the LRE that is individualized to the student. In the photo selected, it seems as if a group of students are all learning in a hands on way in a collective small group setting. This could be an example of the LRE for any of the students.

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The decision as to where a student is placed in an educational setting should be data driven and directly linked to the data and present levels presented in the IEP. Assessment data, formal observations, teacher input, work samples, and interviews can all produce data as to which decisions cam be drawn from. There should be an immense about of data presented in an IEP meeting as to which the team can review and base decisions about student placement. Here you will find a GIF of an adorable penguin who is presenting some charts and data and I thought this was a cute illustration to presenting data. 