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In addition to the guiding questions provided above, the authors decided to
generate questions that are geared directly towards the type of educational teams
that TVIs may be a part of. Those questions are provided below:
• IEP (Individualized Education Program) - Can the TVI support the
student and team with any additional goals or on current goals?
• IFSP (Individualized Family Service Plan) - Can the TVI support the
family and student with any emerging vision skills/goals?
• 504 Plan - Is the student properly accommodated with appropriate
recommendations and accommodations?
In conclusion, the authors hope to have been able to provide additional
resources/questions to effectively determine service time for their students and
how to handle situations/meetings when their service time recommendations are
questioned. The following takeaways were provided at the end of the presentation:
• Data driven decisions are of utmost importance when determining service
time for students.
• Using tools such as the Michigan Severity Rating Scale, the VISSIT, The
Delphi Study, etc. are great resources to backup decision making.
• Despite a large workload/caseload, it is important to recommend service
