Teaching · Speech & Language

Current data in, a clear present levels paragraph out.

Add each data source with its date and a specific finding, then strengths, needs and how they affect the student in class. The summary drafts the paragraph and checks for old data, findings without numbers and needs with no goal.

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The present levels draft

One record per student and draft. Use initials or a code, never a name. The example is made up.

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Teaching · Speech & Language$12 · included with Classroom and Whole-school licenses

What you finish with
A draft present levels paragraph for the speech-language section, built from dated data, with a checklist of what to fix before the IEP meeting.
Who it is for
Speech-language pathologists and case managers writing the communication part of an IEP’s present levels.
Format
Browser form. Several saved drafts per student; printed with the paragraph or as a blank planning sheet; CSV with one row per draft or the data table; export and import a file.
Access
$12 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Speech & Language toolkit ($79) and the Teaching Suite pass ($199), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Speech & Language space in Caveat Teaching.
Support
Questions about an order, access or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.
Drawn for this page. Present levels pull current data from several sources into one plain paragraph the team can act on.

How to use it

  1. Start a record with the student’s initials or a code and the date.
  2. Choose the skill and age group.
  3. Add each data source with its date and a specific finding.
  4. Write strengths and needs, and mark how each need will be met.
  5. Add the impact and input, then edit the draft paragraph.

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What the organizer is for

What present levels must include

Federal regulations require the IEP to include the child’s present levels of academic achievement and functional performance, including how the disability affects involvement and progress in the general education curriculum, or for a preschool child, participation in appropriate activities.

Baselines for goals

Findings written as numbers, such as 11 of 20 or 3 of 8 story parts, give each annual goal a starting point. Each need described in present levels should lead to a goal, a service or an accommodation.

What this draft is not

It does not decide eligibility or services. It organizes current information so the team, including the family, can write present levels together.

Sources

  1. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regulations, 34 CFR 300.320(a)(1) (present levels of academic achievement and functional performance).
  2. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regulations, 34 CFR 300.324(a)(1) (strengths of the child, parent concerns, recent evaluation results, and academic, developmental and functional needs).
  3. Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District RE-1, 580 U.S. 386 (2017) (an IEP reasonably calculated to enable progress appropriate in light of the child’s circumstances).
  4. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Practice Portal: Spoken Language Disorders and IEP resources on writing measurable goals.

The example student is made up. The draft is for the IEP team to read and edit with the family. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.