The following information is adapted from Guide to the Individualized Education Program, Office of special Education and Rehabilitative, US Department of Education, July 2000.

The Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a very important document for children with disabilities and for those who are involved in educating them. Done correctly, the IEP should improve teaching, learning, and results. Each child's IEP describes, among other things, the educational program that has been designed to meet that child's unique needs.

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