What Will the IEP Include?

The IEP team will review the evaluation report and will determine how your child is performing in school now. The IEP team will then write measurable annual goals and short-term learning objectives to meet your child's needs. Annual goals describe what your child can be expected to learn during the year. The short-term objectives are the sequential steps your child must take in order to reach those goals.

Specifically, the IEP team will determine:

• The special education services and programs your child will receive to meet his or her needs
• Where, what kind of, how much and how often special education and related services will be provided
• The date such programs and services will begin and how long they will last
• The tests or other methods of evaluation that will be used to decide if your child is meeting the annual goals and learning objectives, and how and when this progress will be reported to you
• Whether, and to extent, your child will not participate in the general education class or in the general education curriculumWhether your child will be in settings with other special education students only
• Whether your child will not be studying skills or knowledge that are directly linked to the skills and knowledge studied by the children in general education
• The adjustments in the general education setting (also referred to as supplementary aids and services) if any, necessary for your child to succeed in a general education class (for example, giving a child untimed tests or having someone help the child take class notes)
• The accommodations needed, if any, for your child to participate in state-wide or district-wide tests
• A description of any Extended School Year services to which your child may be entitled