Individual Plans (IPs) and Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
As part of meeting your child's specific needs they may have an Individual Plan (IP) or Individual Education Plan (IEP).
- What's an Individual Plan (IP) or Individual Education Plan (IEP)?
- Does every child with learning support needs have an IP or IEP?
- Who works out what should be in my child's IP or IEP?
- What happens in an IP or IEP meeting and who should attend?
These are written plans that set out goals for your child. You and everyone else working with your child are involved in developing these plans.
An Individual Plan (IP) is the name of the plan for your very young child before they start school or kura.
An Individual Education Plan (IEP) is the plan that is developed for your child when they are at school or kura.
These plans outline how, who and when the goals for your child will be reached and may include:
- who will be working with your child, what their role will be and what they will do
- how you and your family and whānau can support your child's learning at home
- teaching strategies that will support your child to learn
- resources or special equipment your child might need
- what success for the team working with your child will look like.
These plans don't have to be large, intimidating documents. They don't even need to be all in words - they might have charts, photos or pictures.
These plans are living documents, and will change over time as your child's needs change. You and your child's team will talk regularly about your child's progress and what their next goals will be and update the plan.
Only some students with learning support needs require an IP or IEP, and few need one that talks about every aspect of their learning.
For most children their learning support needs are met by the school or kura through class-wide and school-wide strategies.
You and your child's early intervention service, school or kura will decide if an IP or IEP is needed, or one of your child's specialists may suggest it if your child needs additional teaching strategies to reach a particular learning goal.
Your child's IP or IEP is developed as part of a process that involves everyone who works with and knows your child well. These people form a support team around your child and include educators, teachers, specialists and the Ministry's learning support team. Your child, their friends and classmates, parents and/or carers, family and whānau are also encouraged to be active participants in the process.
A meeting is co-ordinated by a member of your child's team to bring everyone together to develop an IP or IEP.
These meetings are a chance for everyone to come together and talk about:
- how the team will work together
- a vision for the IP or IEP
- setting some goals for your child and for the team
- identify how the goals will be met
- review your child's progress and achievement.
If you are a deaf parent and/or carer and use New Zealand sign language the Ministry will pay for your interpreter for these meetings. Check out our page on New Zealand Sign Language interpreters for deaf parents and/or carers for information about this and a link to booking an interpreter.
Everyone involved in developing your child's IP or IEP can attend these meetings. Your child's team should meet regularly so that the IP or IEP can be reviewed and updated so that it is up to date and reflects your child's current goals.
The meetings can be held at the school or kura, or at your home, or somewhere else where you feel more comfortable.
You play a very important part here because you're the person who knows your child the best. Talk to the team about your child's strengths so you can set short-term and long-term goals together.
Your child should also be present whenever possible - their voice is vital to a successful plan.
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Mipango ya kibinafsi (IP) na mipango ya elimu ya kibinafsi (IEP) - Ikiwa una mpango wa kibinafsi wa mtoto wako, unaweza kuwa na mpango wa elimu ya kibinafsi (IP) au mpango wa elimu ya kibinafsi (IEP). - Ni nini Mpango wa Mtu binafsi (IP) au Mpango wa Elimu ya Mtu binafsi (IEP)? - Je, kila mtoto na mahitaji ya msaada wa kujifunza ina IP au IEP? Ni nani anayepaswa kujua nini kinaweza kuwa katika IP ya mtoto wangu? Ni nini kinachotokea katika mkutano wa IP au IEP na ni nani anayepaswa kuhudhuria? Hizi ni mipango iliyoandikwa ambayo huweka miradi kwa ajili ya mtoto wako. Wewe na kila mtu mwingine anayefanya kazi na mtoto wako wanahusika katika kuendeleza mipango hii. Mpango wa kibinafsi (IP) ni mpango wa mtoto wako mdogo kabla ya kuanza shule. Mpango wa Elimu ya Mtu binafsi (IEP) ni mpango ambao hutengenezwa kwa mtoto wako wakati yuko shuleni au shule. Mipango hii inaelezea jinsi, nani na wakati malengo ya mtoto wako yatatimizwa na inaweza kujumuisha: - nani atafanya kazi na mtoto wako, jukumu lao litakuwa nini na watafanya nini - jinsi wewe na familia yako na whanau mnaweza kusaidia kujifunza kwa mtoto wako nyumbani - mikakati ya kufundisha ambayo itasaidia mtoto wako kujifunza - rasilimali au vifaa maalum mtoto wako anaweza kuhitaji - mafanikio kwa timu ya kufanya kazi na mtoto wako. Mipango hiyo haihitaji kuwa hati kubwa na zenye kuogopesha. Hawahitaji hata kuwa wote katika maneno - wanaweza kuwa na chati, picha au picha. Mipango hii ni hati hai, na itabadilika kwa muda kadiri mahitaji ya mtoto wako yanavyobadilika. Mtawasiliana na timu ya mtoto wako mara kwa mara kuhusu maendeleo ya mtoto wako na malengo yao ya baadaye na kusasisha mpango. Wanafunzi wengi wana mahitaji ya kujifunza na msaada wanahitaji IEP, na wachache wanahitaji moja ambayo inazungumzia kila kipengele cha kujifunza. Kwa watoto wengi mahitaji yao ya msaada wa kujifunza ni kukidhi na shule au kura kupitia mkakati darasa-kawaida na shule-kawaida. Wewe na huduma ya kuingilia mapema ya mtoto wako, shule au kura utaamua ikiwa IP au IEP inahitajika, au mmoja wa wataalamu wa mtoto wako anaweza kupendekeza ikiwa mtoto wako anahitaji mikakati ya ziada ya ufundishaji kufikia lengo maalum la kujifunza. IP ya mtoto wako ni sehemu ya mchakato ambao unahusisha kila mtu anayefanya kazi na kumjua mtoto wako. Watu hawa huunda timu ya msaada karibu na mtoto wako na ni pamoja na walimu, walimu, wataalamu na timu ya msaada wa kujifunza ya Wizara. Watoto wako, marafiki na wanafunzi wenzako, wazazi na walezi, familia na whanau pia wanahimizwa kushiriki kikamilifu katika mchakato huu. Mkutano huo unashirikiana na mwanafunzi wa shule ya msingi ili kuandaa mpango wa IEP. Mikutano hii ni nafasi kwa kila mtu kuja pamoja na kuzungumza juu ya: jinsi timu itafanya kazi pamoja, maono kwa ajili ya IP au IEP, kuweka baadhi ya malengo kwa ajili ya mtoto wako na kwa ajili ya timu, kutambua jinsi malengo itakuwa kukutana, na kukagua maendeleo ya mtoto wako. Ikiwa wewe ni mzazi na mlinzi wa viziwi na unatumia lugha ya ishara ya New Zealand, Wizara itakulipia kwa mtafsiri wako kwa mikutano hii. Kwa mfano, unaweza kutumia ukurasa wa New Zealand Sign Language Interpreters for Deaf Parents na Walinzi wa Wazazi wa Kiziwi (NZSIL) na kupata maelezo zaidi kuhusu jinsi ya kutumia lugha ya ishara. Kila mtu anayehusika katika kuendeleza IP au IEP ya mtoto wako anaweza kuhudhuria mikutano hii. Msaada wa mtoto wako unapaswa kukutana mara kwa mara ili IP au IEP iweze kukaguliwa na kusasishwa ili iwe ya kisasa na kutafakari malengo ya sasa ya mtoto wako. Mikutano inaweza kufanyika katika shule au shule ya shule, au nyumbani kwako, au mahali pengine ambapo unahisi vizuri zaidi. Wewe ni muhimu sana hapa kwa sababu wewe ni mtu ambaye anajua mtoto wako bora. Zungumza na timu kuhusu nguvu za mtoto wako ili uweze kuweka malengo ya muda mfupi na ya muda mrefu pamoja. Mtoto wako anapaswa pia kuwapo iwezekanavyo - sauti yake ni muhimu kwa mpango wenye mafanikio. Mapitio ya mwisho: Je, hii imekuwa na manufaa? Tuambie unafikiri nini.