Commonly Used Terms in Maryland Online IEP

The following terms are used to describe aspects of the MD Online IEP tool:

Admin Module vs Admin- When first logging into the system the user enters the Administrative Module.  From here a user can:

• locate a student's record
• review a student's IEP highlights
• access student's contact information
• complete forms
• note recently completed forms and logs
• upload documents
• access reports

Admin is a tab within the Administrative Module or the IEP module and is only available to users having administrative permissions assigned to their user account.  From here a user can:

• Add other IEP users
• Add additional members
• Add/Edit letters or documents that can be uploaded to the system for future use

County Level/Data Managers with Admin permissions have additional functions available.  See County Level/Data Manager Functions section of this User Guide.

Resident and Service County and School

Resident County and School and Service County and School appear in several places in the MD Online IEP and on the printed copy of the IEP.  This information serves multiple purposes based on where it is located.  Please refer to the document Residence County/School and Service County/School in the MD Online IEP for a comprehensive description of this information.

Close Record

Once the IEP has been completed and approved by the IEP team, the document must be closed.  Closing the IEP indicates that all information contained therein has been verified, approved by the IEP team and determined an accurate report of the student's Individualized Education Program.  Closing the IEP automatically sends the appropriate data to the Special Services Information System (SSIS) at the Maryland State Department of Education for later use in local and Federal reporting.

A closed IEP record cannot be reopened or deleted from the system.  To make changes to the IEP, a user can create an Amendment or start a Work on Next IEP, Service Plan or Eligibility 3, 4 or 6 Status Report.