A Guide to the Individualized Education Program

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A Guide to the Individualized Education Program

1. Preface
2. Introduction
3. The Basic Special Education Process Under IDEA
4. A Closer Look at the IEP
5. Contents of the IEP
6. Additional State and School-System Content
7. The IEP Team Members
8. Writing the IEP
9. Deciding Placement
10. After the IEP is Written
11. Implementing the IEP
12. Reviewing and Revising the IEP
13. What If Parents Don’t Agree With the IEP?
14. Summary
15. Sample Form
16. Information Resources
17. Attachment A

1. Preface
The purpose of this guidance is to assist educators, parents, and state and local educational agencies in implementing the requirements of Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) regarding Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for children with disabilities, including preschool-aged children. (This guide does not address the development of Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSP) for infants and toddlers.)

Guide to the Individualized Education Program
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
U.S. Department of Education
July 2000

Credits
This guide was developed by the U.S. Department of Education, with the assistance of the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY). The Department staff contributing to this guide include: Debra Price-Ellingstad, JoLeta Reynolds, Larry Ringer, Ruth Ryder, and Suzanne Sheridan, under the direction of Judith E. Heumann, Kenneth Warlick, and Curtis Richards.

Editor: Lisa Küpper, NICHCY

Production: Jean Kohanek, NICHCY

Disability Art: Madison, Moore, http://www.disabilityart.com

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