In addition, the student's peers can provide practical problem-solving suggestions as challenges arise in various school and community settings. This plan is a concise and usable document which summarizes the student's educational program. Its development should be seen as a dynamic, ongoing process. Assist in determining criteria for evaluation. The IEP may be brief or complex, depending on the complexity of the student's needs.
Some students require minor adjustments to the regular program which can be documented in one page.
Other students, with more involved needs, require more detailed and comprehensive plans. In either case, the IEP provides teachers, students and parents with a plan to modify, supplement, or replace parts of the regular curriculum. A student on an adapted program follows the same curriculum as peers in the same grade. The methods of reporting progress are consistent with Ministry grading and dents to meet the required outcomes and to participate more fully in the program with others in the class. Adapted programs recognize the potential of student to receive a Dogwood Certificate.