Download - Know your IEP
Know your IEPAdvocating for yourself
The letters IEP stand for Individualized Education Plan.
A legal document developed by a team of people including parents, students, teachers, counselors, nurses, administrators, special educators, and others
Provides a plan with goals and services to help students with disabilities reach their potential in school
Is reviewed and implemented yearly Formal evaluations are done every 3 years to
determine eligibility for special education services
What does IEP stand for?
The data and documents are reviewed yearly
Changes can be made at any time
Formal evaluations are done every 3 years to determine eligibility for special education services
How often are the meetings?
SLD, Autism, ED, ID, OHI, HI, SLI, OI, TBI, SLI, VI
Primary disability, Secondary disability
Your disability
Is due to chronic or acute health problems such as asthma, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, a heart condition, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis (kidney disorder), rheumatic fever (inflamitory disease that follows an infection), sickle cell anemia (blood disorder), muscular dystraphy (deterioration of muscle tissues), and Tourette syndrome; and
(ii) Adversely affects a child’s educational performance. [§300.8(c)(9)]
May include other conditions not stated here.
Other Health Impaired
Strengths Effects of the disability on the student Needs of the student Transition (goals, activities) Goals, objectives Accommodations/modifications Transfer of rights
Important parts of the document
Career/work skills investigation Post-secondary goals, education, training Independence Agency linkage
What is transition?