IEPs

What is an IEP?

The IEP is an Individual Education Plan. It is developed for your child, in consultation with you and your child, and is based on relevant testing and documentation. It includes:

• a statement of your child’s exceptionality;

• a statement of your child’s Special Education placement;

• a list of your child’s learning strengths and needs;

• an outline of services that will be received;

• a list of accommodations your child will receive;

• a list of documentation upon which the IEP is based;

• a plan for transition to appropriate post-secondary school activities, such as work, further education, and community living, (except those identified as exceptional solely on the basis of giftedness).

If your child’s curricular expectations are modified, the IEP will also include:

• specific educational expectations; and

• a statement about the methods by which your child’s progress will be reviewed.

The IEP must be completed within 30 school days after your child has been placed in the program, and you must be sent a copy of it. Classroom teachers will also receive a copy of your child’s IEP. You are welcome to contact the Inclusive Student Services Department at USS, if you have any questions about your child’s IEP or if you would like to meet to discuss your child’s IEP.