Page 9 - The Individual Education Plan (IEP) - A Resource Guide, 2004

An IEP is not ...
• a description of everything that will be taught to the student;
• a list of all the teaching strategies used in regular classroom instruction;
• a document that records all learning expectations, including those that are not modified from the regular grade level curriculum expectations;
• a daily lesson plan.
Why Does a Student Have an IEP?
Regulation 181/98 requires that an IEP be developed for every student iden- tified as exceptional by an Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC).
In addition, an IEP may be developed for a student who has not been for- mally identified as exceptional but who requires a special education pro- gram and/or services. In these cases, an IEP is required when:
• the school principal determines that a student’s achievement will be assessed on the basis of modified expectations; and/or
• the student regularly requires accommodations for instructional or assess- ment purposes.
Figure 1, on the following page, is a sample checklist, listing the information that should be included in an IEP.
Introduction 7