IEP Accommodations in Utah
What IEP accommodations are available in Utah?
Utah IEPs must specify all accommodations that enable the student to access the general education curriculum and participate in assessments. Under Utah Admin. Code R277-750-201, the IEP must include a statement of supplementary aids and services and program modifications to support the student in regular education settings. For Utah's RISE (Readiness Improvement Success Empowerment) statewide assessments, the IEP must list individual appropriate accommodations. The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) publishes a Utah Accommodations for Assessment Manual that defines which accommodations are allowable, designated, and non-standard for RISE testing. If the student will take the DLM Dynamic Learning Maps alternate assessment instead of the RISE, the IEP must explain why the student cannot participate in the regular assessment and which alternate assessment is appropriate. All accommodations must be at no cost to the family as part of FAPE. All teachers and service providers implementing the IEP must be informed of their specific accommodation responsibilities (34 CFR 300.323(d)).
What Utah Requires
The IEP must specify all supplementary aids and services and program modifications to support the student's access to the general curriculum (Utah Admin. Code R277-750-201; 34 CFR 300.320(a)(4)).
For the RISE statewide assessments, the IEP must list individual appropriate accommodations consistent with the USBE Accommodations for Assessment Manual (Utah Admin. Code R277-750-201; 34 CFR 300.320(a)(6)).
If the student will take the DLM alternate assessment, the IEP must explain why the student cannot participate in the RISE assessment and which alternate assessment is appropriate (34 CFR 300.320(a)(6)(ii)).
All teachers and service providers must be informed of their specific responsibilities for implementing accommodations in the IEP (34 CFR 300.323(d)).
Accommodations must be provided at no cost to the family as part of FAPE (Utah Admin. Code R277-750-201; 34 CFR 300.17).
Key Timelines
Accommodations must be in effect at the beginning of each school year (34 CFR 300.323(a)).
IEP accommodations must be reviewed at least annually and revised as needed (Utah Admin. Code R277-750-201; 34 CFR 300.324(b)).
Teachers must be informed of accommodations and their implementation responsibilities without undue delay after the IEP is implemented (34 CFR 300.323(d)).