Hawaii Department of Education “IEP Overview”

Each Individualized Education Program includes: -a statement of the child's present levels of educational performance; -a statement of annual goals, including short-term instructional objectives; -a statement of the specific special education and related services to be provided; -the extent that the child will be able to participate in regular educational programs; -the projected dates for initiation of services and the anticipated duration of the services; and -appropriate objective criteria and evaluation procedures and schedules for determining, on at least an annual basis, whether the objectives are being achieved. The IEP for each student, beginning no later than age 16, must include a statement of needed transition services.