IEP

American

[ahy-ee-pee] / ˈaɪˈiˈpi /

abbreviation

Individualized Education Program: a document that details a plan for the education of a student with a disability who is eligible for special education.

Etymology

Origin of IEP

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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The bet made IEP over $250 million in one week earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

This includes funding for school-based aides as part of an individualized education program, or IEP, as well as the speech and occupational therapists who work at Head Starts.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

Unlike the cross-party Standards Committee, the IEP is made up only of experts and does not include any MPs.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023

Meanwhile, Boluarte's approval fell to its lowest level to date in a poll published last weekend at just 8%, while her disapproval reached 85%, according to the IEP survey.

From Reuters • Nov. 27, 2023

He had a pile of those IEP forms spread out in front of him.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

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