Capstone Project — Client-Based Instructional Design

IEP Blueprint
A Foundations Compliance
Training Program

DeKalb County School District placed paraprofessionals and career-changers into special education teaching roles without the foundational knowledge required to construct legally defensible IEPs. IEP Blueprint closes that gap: a face-to-face modular training program covering the full IEP compliance arc under IDEA (2004) and Georgia DOE requirements, built for two distinct learner populations who are already serving as teachers of record.

Interactive Deliverables

Six-Module Course IEP Blueprint
Foundations Course A Rise-style HTML course covering IDEA legal foundations, PLAAFP construction, measurable annual goals, SDI and accommodations, LRE and placement, and procedural safeguards. Modular, standalone, no LMS required. Open Course Branching Simulation Sanders SPED
Onboarding Simulation A 12-scenario custom HTML branching simulation drawn from DCSD compliance failure patterns. Scenario-specific feedback, competency tracking, and a results dashboard. Runs fully offline with no LMS or internet dependency. Open Simulation

Project Details

Client

Amanda Scott-Kaigler
Building-Level SPED Compliance Coordinator
Woodridge Elementary School

District

DeKalb County School District
Georgia

Delivery Format

Face-to-face facilitated sessions
with standalone digital tools

Evaluation Framework

Kirkpatrick Levels 1–2
Reaction survey + portfolio task

Regulatory Scope

IDEA (2004) • Georgia DOE
Special Education Rules • Endrew F. (2017)

Completed

July 2026

Instructional Designer

Ella Sanders

MS Candidate, Instructional Design & Technology — Mercer University. Background in data analytics and nonprofit organizational leadership. Consulting orientation centered on equity, compliance, and adult learning in under-resourced organizational contexts. IEP Blueprint is a client-based capstone project demonstrating end-to-end instructional design practice from needs assessment through facilitation-ready delivery.