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=Group 4 - Part 1 - Chapter 2=

What is a student profile?
A student profile is...what is known about the student like previous assessments conducted and the student's previous academic achievements. This information guides IEP programming. The profile also addresses how the student with ASD's program fits their particular needs. In addition to summarizing what is known about the student, the student profile also includes what needs to be known and prioritizes learning needs.

What are the 5 essential components of a student profile?

 * 1) history/background information
 * 2) a summary of diagnostic and assessment information
 * 3) a summary of interests, strengths, and learning styles
 * 4) information about the current level of development including primary characteristics features associated with ASD
 * 5) priority learning needs

Who is on the in-school and support team?
Those involved include...a case manager, and in school team who are responsible for planing the day to day decision making, and a support team which consults with the in-school team on the development and implementation of the educational plan. The in-school team includes the student, the classroom teacher(s), the resource teacher (or special education teacher), the educational assistant, the principal, the school counsellor and the parent(s)/guardian(s). The support team is made up of other professionals who may be consulted to provide expertise/background etc.. This could include a behaviour specialist, reading clinician, family physician, speech and language pathologist, audiologist, psychologist, physiotherapist, social worker, mental health worker, CSS, occupational therapist, CFS, etc.

What are their primary responsibilities?
Primary responsibilities include...thinking about the student's learning priorities at all stages of assessment, evaluation, and the planning process. The development of an appropriate educational program depends on a meaningful a functional IEP. The in-school team's primary responsibility is collecting information, planning and implementing programming. The primary responsibilty of the support team is to provide inforamtion that allows the in-school team to make appropriate programming decisions. This information will help to be the primary focus in the student's assessment in the various areas in the school.