An Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is a plan to outline goals and tools to help a student suceed in the classroom. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA), students ages 3 and up who qualify and struggle in the classroom (list below) will be given an IEP to help them succeed.

Students of ages 3 and above who meet the criteria under elgibility of the law in areas of...

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Deaf-Blindness

• Deafness

• Emotional Disturbance

• Hearing Impairment

• Multiple Disabilities

• Orthopedic Impairment 

• Other Health Impairment

• Specific Learning Disability

• Speech or Language Impairment

• Traumatic Brain Injury

• Visual Impairment (including blindness)

An IEP meeting is an, at least, annual meeting to discuss a student's accommodations and goals. The people that attend an IEP are a Local Education Agency (LEA) Representative, general and special education teachers, parents or gaurdians of the student, any related providers (ex. speech therapist), and the student (if applicable).

Students must be attending once they hit the age of 14 in Virginia and 16 Federally. 

• Present academic levels of the student (strengths, weaknesses, etc.)

• Annual goals that are realistic, achievable, and measurable 

• Services being provided, including time inside and outside the general education environment

• State assessment participation

• Frequency and length of accommodations and modifications

• Transition plan (16+)