What type of information is included in an IEP?
According to the law, an IEP must include the following statements regarding your child: • His or her present level of educational performance, which could include information concerning: academic achievement, social adaptation, prevocational and vocational skills, sensory and motor skills, self-help skills, and speech and language skills; • Specific special education and related services to be provided and who will provide them; • Dates for when the services will begin and how long they will continue; • Percentage of the school day in which your child will participate in regular education and special education programs; • Annual goals; • Short-term instructional objectives (individual steps which make up the goals); • Transition plan, when applicable; and • Appropriate objective criteria and evaluation procedures to be used to measure your child’s progress toward these goals on at least an annual basis.
