To make an accurate diagnosis, the IEP team will need to gather information from many sources. This information will include subjective observations of the child in various environments - including the home environment and the classroom. The information should also include objective testing. Objective testing needs to be done to measure the extent of the child's problems and provide benchmarks to measure progress or lack of progress over time. If your child receives special education services, you know that a new educational plan or IEP must be developed for your child at least once a year.
Children grow and change rapidly.
Their educational needs also change rapidly. In many cases, the IEP needs to be revised more often than once a year. The IEP should accurately describe your child's learning problems and how these problems are going to be dealt with. Present Levels of Educational Performance One of the best and clearest ways to describe your child's unique problems is to include information from the evaluations. The IEP document should contain a statement of the child's present levels of educational performance.