{"id":7143,"date":"2024-11-21T04:37:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T04:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prrf.org\/?page_id=7143"},"modified":"2025-03-23T23:03:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T23:03:04","slug":"what-is-an-iep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prrf.org\/pt\/parents\/what-is-an-iep\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an IEP?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is an IEP?<\/h1>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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An IEP is a 10-15 page (or more) legal binding document that is a mutual agreement between parents and educators that blueprints your child\u2019s education path and progress each and every year. It includes all the names of your child\u2019s service providers. You and all these educators attend the IEP meeting that is held at the same time annually.<\/p>\n

The key to your child\u2019s success is being an amazing parent advocate and knowing your child\u2019s special education rights. It is required that you are offered a Parent Information Handbook on Special Education Services before every IEP meeting begins. Read this thoroughly; It is very helpful. If it\u2019s your first IEP meeting, ask for it ahead of time so you have time to read through it all.<\/p>\n

Highlight your child\u2019s strengths. Take the \u201cmicrophone\u201d at the beginning of each IEP and give the team some information about your child\u2019s strengths to start out on a positive note. Also, having a visually impaired\/blind child in school can be a rarity in most school districts. You as a parent, need to educate educators on your child\u2019s disability. The team will construct your child\u2019s IEP according to how they think it should look, but your input matters. Individuals that are even specialized to work with the visually impaired\/blind do not have the experience you have living with your child from day to day. You know your child better than anybody else!<\/p>\n

Never attend an IEP meeting alone. Have your spouse, friend, family member, or special education advocate attend with you. These meetings can be very overwhelming.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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