What You Need to Know
Individualized Education Plans
Adverse Impact Statement
Are you struggling with writing Adverse Impact Statements for your students? Here are some helpful hints.
- Remember, these statements are written as if the student were sitting in the classroom without any supports or accommodations. For example, if a student was dropped in the middle of a general education classroom without any supports at all (no interpreter, nothing), how would their disability (or disabilities) (deafness, language delay, etc.) impact their progress in the general education curriculum. What does it prevent the student from?
- The statement cannot have wording related to student needs, present levels, placements, or programming decisions.
- Wording you will notice in all statements. ".... _____________ impact his/her progress in the general education curriculum by preventing him/her…"
Here are some examples to help you.
Laura Bledsoe
District IEP Coordinator/504 Coordinator
Email: l.bledsoe@tsdeaf.org
Website: tsdeaf.org
Phone: 865-579-2463