When auditing an IEP, a teacher may see this message:

Present Level Areas of Need OR Accommodations – State Testing and Student Supports

  • At least one area of concern must be addressed with Instructional or testing accommodations or modifications, supplemental aids and services, or supports for school personnel. OR accommodations on State Testing page and/or Student Supports page should be deleted.



The blue font tells the section of the IEP which may need to be corrected. For this audit, the correction may be needed on any of these pages:


       Present Level Areas of Need

State Testing

Student Supports


This audit is indicating that the IEP has accommodations on either the State Testing page or the Student Supports page. However, the need for accommodations has not been justified on the Present Level page.  As an example, this student has these accommodations on the State Testing Accommodations page: 


                   


The student has additional supports on the Student Supports page of the IEP:


                         


But the need for the accommodation has not been indicated on the Present Levels page. In order to pass audit – the box indicated by the red arrow should be checked.


                       


In order to be COMPLIANT, the need for EACH ACCOMMODATION should be justified in the text box for the appropriate area of need, as shown in yellow below.