The IEP and YOU

➥ Individualized Education Program (IEP)

Port of Los Angeles High School advocates that each IEP held to develop, review, or revise an IEP will be conducted by a team made up of the following:

The IEP team must include all of the following:

One or both parents of the student
An administrator or designee who:

Is qualified to provide or supervise the provision of special education
Is knowledgeable about the general education curriculum
Is knowledgeable about the availability of the resources of the District
Has the authority to commit District resources

At least one special education teacher of the student, or, if appropriate, special education provider of the student (the language and speech specialist, if the student is only receiving language and speech services)
At least one general education teacher of the student, if the student is or may be participating in the general education environment
A person who can interpret the instructional implications of the assessment results (maybe one of the above)

When appropriate, the IEP team shall include the following:

At the discretion of the parent or the school, other individuals who have the knowledge or special expertise regarding the student, including related service personnel
For a student who is suspected of having a learning disability:

At least one person qualified to conduct individual diagnostic examinations of students (e.g., school psychologist)
At least one person, other than the student’s general education teacher, who observed the student’s academic performance in the general education classroom setting (e.g., special education teacher, school psychologist)