Individual Program Plans
Supporting students with academics, social skills and life skills
Supporting students with academics, social skills and life skills
What is an individual program plan?
For some students, the provincial learning outcomes may not be applicable or achievable, even with adaptations. In that case, the student planning team works collaboratively to develop an individual program plan (IPP). An IPP changes the prescribed outcomes and/or adds new outcomes for the student.
Where do I start?
It is critical to understand the learning profiles of students to develop appropriate programming. Student strengths, challenges and interests must be considered to ensure IPP development is a good fit for the learner.
Consider goals to build skills in various areas such as literacy, numeracy, social-emotional development and independence.
What do I include in an IPP? Where is it documented?
IPP development and documentation is completed in TIENET. The structure of an IPP includes: supporting information, description of the IPP, transition planning and signatures.
Supporting information includes: demographics, assessment data, student strengths, challenges and interests.
Annual and specific outcomes are included in the description section of the IPP.
Transition Planning includes transition outcomes for students moving from grade level to grade level or elementary to middle school or middle school to high school.
Other important points to remember...
Parents/guardians are valuable members of the student planning team. They should be included in the collaboration process that results in IPP development.
These plans are working documents and therefore, are expected to change as the learner builds and masters skills. Goals can be revised as needed and new goals can be created throughout the school year.
Students who do not require academic IPPs may require outcomes for social and life skill development. In this case, the outcomes are part of a Social IPP. Emotional regulation, coping skills, functional routines and self-awareness are examples of areas where students may need to build skills.