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OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
Instructor: Allan Blume,Ed.S.,
Participants: Teachers, Administrators, Guidance Counselors, Therapists
Date/Times: 04/25/24 8:30-3:30
Location: Mass Maritime Academy 101 Academy Dr Buzzards Bay MA 02532
Course #: 2024-10
Course Info Contact: Sherri Tetrault, 5089985599 ex 130,stetrault@smecollaborative.org
Course Description:

Introduction to the new Massachusetts IEP form
Dates: 04/25/24
Time: 8:30-3:30PM
Location:  Mass Maritime Academy
Cost:  $250 SMEC Member District (Includes Lunch)
$275 Non Member (Includes Lunch)
Massachusetts last had a new IEP form in 2001. The new 2023 form provides a unique
opportunity for districts and special educators to consider making the IEP meaningful for all
stakeholders. The new IEP is an evidence and data-driven document that provides a rare
opportunity to review old practices and let go of those that no longer apply.
This full-day workshop seeks to demystify the new document. It presents Allan Blume’s
BlumeMethod™, which makes the process of IEP writing easier by providing formulas and
sentence starters that individuals can embed in their practice. The formulas and sentence
starters help to ease the IEP process and provide consistency from one person to the next and
from one building to the next, all while maintaining the concept of individualization as the core
element of IEP writing, ideally making IEP writing more straightforward, more efficient, and
more consistent across a district.
In addition, attendees experience the BlumeMethod app, a tool for gathering and
documenting information from various stakeholders, general educators, special educators,
related service providers, and others to assist Teams in developing initial, annual, and re-
evaluation IEPs. The app organizes checklists into four categories: academics,
behavioral/social/emotional, communication, and additional areas aligning with the
forthcoming Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance pages in the
new MA IEP.
Attendees learn strategies for writing the Present Levels statements, Accommodations
and Modifications, suggestions for writing Baseline, Goal writing, and the Service Delivery Grid.

Questions email Sherri Tetrault at stetrault@smecollaborative.org or call 508-9985599 ex 130.

We must be informed at the time of registration if you have any ADA needs or require special accommodations of any kind

Method of Payment: Check , Purchase Order, Money Order, Cash or credit card.  A Link will be sent for you to make payment.

Phone (508)998-5599ex130 FAX (508)998-5959 Email: Stetrault@smecollaborative.org