### Question
How is the "individualized education program” or “IEP" defined?


### Answer
The term **individualized education program” or “IEP** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 1414* as follows -

> a written statement for each child with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with this section and that includes—


(i) a statement of the child's present levels of educational performance, including—


(I) how the child's disability affects the child's involvement and progress in the general curriculum

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1414*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 33-EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES > SUBCHAPTER II-ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATION OF ALL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES**

