IEPs are created by a multidisciplinary team of education
professionals, along with the child’s parents, and are tailored
to the needs of the individual student. The IEP is a blueprint
for everything that will happen to a child in school for the
next year. Special and general education teachers, speech and
language therapists, occupational therapists, school
psychologists, and families form the IEP team and meet
intermittently to discuss student progress on IEP goals. Before
the IEP team meets, an assessment team gathers information
together about the student to make an evaluation and
recommendation. The school psychologist, social worker,
classroom teacher, and/or speech pathologist are examples of
educational professionals who conduct educational assessments. A
neurologist may conduct a medical evaluation, and an audiologist
may complete hearing tests. The classroom teacher also gives
input about the academic progress and classroom behavior of the
student. Parents give input to each specialist throughout th