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In addition to providing the best possible lessons and high-interest
activities for her students, Dana takes her special education paperwork very
seriously. As with all special education teachers, paperwork is an ongoing
process that requires organization, and she
is focused on meeting each
student's educational, social, and behavioral needs. Dana uses the same
computer program as the other special education teachers in her district to
develop her Individual Educational Programs (IEP). Because the program is
not accessible for her to use independently, Dana and her interpreter use the
program together. Dana has a unique organizational system to meet her time
lines. She prints Braille labels to clip on the top of her forms immediately
after they are printed to help her differentiate them. Depending on the form,
she may type Braille on the top of the page in addition to the Braille labels.
Prior to a meeting, Dana contacts and schedules a convenient time and
date with her student's parents for all of her meetings. Then, she invites the
necessary teachers, personal, administrators, and vocational rehabilitation
counselor. During the school year, Dana frequently administers appropriate
assessments to measure her students' present level of performance and then
analyzes the results. She also provides updated progress on her students'
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