IEP's

An IEP is an Individualized Education Plan. It is a document, written by the school psychologist and your special education teacher. It details your learning style and individual learning needs. A new one is written each year, and each year there is a meeting with your teachers, the psychologist, your parents, and your self. It is extremely important that you attend these meetings, because your input is vital (–adjective. necessary to the existence, continuance, or well-being of something; indispensable; essential). Each year a new IEP is written, and your teachers each get a copy. You should have your own copy. You should know what your IEP says because then you will be able to advocate (–verb. to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers) for yourself. We will be reviewing our IEP's this spring in Resource Room. Get ready to increase your self-knowledge!