Goals of a Good IEP

If you begin the IEP process by trying to find generic "good goals," you will probably fail because the goals won’t relate to your child's unique needs.
Your child's IEP must include:

• a statement of your child's present levels of academic achievement and functional performance;
• a statement of measurable annual goals, including academic and functional goals, designed to meet all of the child's needs that result from the disability;
• a description of how your child's progress toward meeting the annual goals will be measured, and when parents will receive periodic progress reports;
• a description of the special education and related services and supplementary aids and services the school will provide the child;
• a statement of appropriate accommodations to measure the child's academic and functional performance on state and district tests; and
• a statement of the date for beginning services, frequency, location, and duration of services and modifications.