The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities writes that “the IEP has two general purposes: to set reasonable learning goals for the child and to state the services that the school district will provide for the child.” 

This page describes the IEP process and defines the different parts of your child’s IEP.

What do the parts of an IEP mean?

Present Levels of Educational Performance (PLEPs)

This section describes the child’s current progress academically and behaviorally.  It lets the team know how the child is doing within the classroom and other areas of the school.  It tells the team about the child’s strengths and where the child needs support to grow.  It also discusses the concerns a parent has for his or her child.  The PLEPs also tells the team how the child’s disability affects involvement in the general curriculum.  Academically, the PLEPs will tell the team how the child is doing in math, reading, and communication skills.  It will also have information about the child’s VB MAPP assessment and the strengths the child has in this area.

Assessment

Goals

Objectives

Extended School Year (ESY)

Specially Designed Instruction (SDIs)

Where can I find additional information?

ELANCO’s Procedural Safeguards