Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten IEP Meeting Agenda

Revised 7-14-09
Union County Public Schools
Exceptional Children’s Preschool Program
AGENDA FOR TRANSITION FROM PRESCHOOL TO KINDERGARTEN MEETING
IEP DOCUMENTATION
1) Invitation to Conference
A. All observations should be completed prior to scheduling the meeting.
B. Parents must be given 10-day notice with a list of all team members that
will be present.
C. Attach a Transition to Kindergarten parent letter to the Invitation including a
checklist of what the parent needs to bring.
D. Notify all team members with 10-day notice (the parent invitation form can be
copied and sent to team members as notification of the meeting).
2) Individual Education Plan (DEC 4) (A psychologist and program specialist must be present if
separate/specialized setting is being considered)
A. Give parent the Handbook of Parent Rights and introduce all team members.
B. It is recommended that annual reviews be completed prior to the transition meeting
to expedite the actual transition meeting. Review goals; may be updated if needed as
the goals must be appropriate before placement decision is made.
C. Using the EasyIEP Kindergarten transition process, complete the IEP.
(i.) Under Student Profile, review and make changes if necessary to Student’s
overall strengths, parent concerns and vision. Address consideration of
transition as the child will be transitioning from preschool to
Kindergarten.
(ii.) Under Special Factors, review and make changes as appropriate.
(iii.) Least Restrictive Environment I. General Education Program Participation:
Address all general education classes, nonacademic services and
activities and implementation specifications the child will be involved in
and note any supplemental aids/services, modifications and
accommodations or assistive technology needed for Kindergarten.
(iv.) Address Section V. Specially Designed Instruction, Related Services, and
Nonacademic Services and Activities, Anticipated Frequency and Location
of Specially Designed Instruction, Anticipated Frequency and Location of
Related Services, Nonacademic Services and Activities and Transportation
as a related service.
(v.) Address Section VI. Continuum of Alternative Educational Placements,
determine and mark the school-age placement according to the amount
of time the student is removed from nondisabled peers.
Note:
0-1 hr. 14 min. a day – Regular setting
1 hr. 15 min. -3 hr. 53 min. a day – Resource setting
3 hr. 54 min. – up a day – Separate setting

Revised 7-14-09
Union County Public Schools
Exceptional Children’s Preschool Program
AGENDA FOR TRANSITION FROM PRESCHOOL TO KINDERGARTEN MEETING
IEP DOCUMENTATION
(vi.)
(vii.)
(viii.)
Address Section VII. Least Restrictive Environment Justification
Statement – If the child is removed… If this changes, explain WHY the
services cannot be delivered with nondisabled peers with the use of
supplemental aids and services.
Address Section VIII. Progress Toward Annual Goals – must address
if specified otherwise
Team members sign under Section X. Record of IEP Team Participation.
3) Prior Written Notice (DEC 5)
A. Address purpose of meeting
B. Address: Educational placement is being changed from ________ to _________.
(Example: Your child’s alternative placement on the continuum is being changed
from PKEC/Preschool Early Childhood to Regular for Kindergarten.
C. Under Other Purpose of Meeting, address Kindergarten transition, Transportation if
added as a related service (must complete Transportation as a Related Service
Determination form and New Bus Rider Information form), and Extended School Year
(ESY) if considering.
D. Address: Explanation of Action(s) Proposed or Refused – ALL must be documented
and specifically addressed. The least restrictive environment must always be
considered; this is the child’s first placement in a school-age program. Regular and
resource should be considered even if the team decides that the best option to meet
the child’s needs is a separate, specialized setting.
E. The receiving school gives the parent a Kindergarten registration packet.
4) FINAL STEPS
A. For separate placement, the preschool teacher drafts the “Separate/Specialized
Placement Consideration” form and it is finalized and signed at the transition
meeting.
B. Both the sending and receiving schools complete an Admission/Transfer form and
notifies the NCWISE operators of the addition/deletion.
C. The EC folder will be given to the receiving SNA at the by the last workday of the
school year and the SNA will sign off that it has been received. For children
determined to be eligible for ESY services follow all ESY procedures.