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?