Completing the IEP: Present Levels of Performance Individual Needs section

Each student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) is comprised of many sections. The Present Levels of Performance section appears on all IEPs for all students. This section outlines how the student is currently performing and is the baseline for developing measurable goals.

There must be a direct relationship between the Present Levels of Performance and other components of the IEP. For example, if a deficiency in reading is described, this learning difficulty should be addressed by identifying measurable annual goals related to this area and the services that should be provided to obtain these goals.

Tips

• Click the Access ARIS link to view the student's recent exam scores and reports to assist in documenting present levels of performance.
  
  
• Some fields, such as Instructional/Functional Levels, only appear when in Edit mode. You will not see these fields when in View mode. Click the Edit This Section link to view these fields.
  
  

To complete the Present Levels of Performance Individual Needs section of the IEP

1. Locate the student's profile.
   How?
   
   
2. From the Actions bar, click Documents.
   
   A list of all documents for the student appears.
   
   
3. Click Individualized Education Program (IEP).
   
   The IEP document appears.
   
   Note: If the IEP document does not appear on the list, create a new IEP document.
   
   
4. From the Actions bar, click the Select drop-down () icon.
   
   
5. From the pop-up menu, click Present Levels of Performance.
   
   The Present Levels of Performance section appears.
   
   Note: When initially creating the IEP document, the Present Levels of Performance is the first section that appears when the document is opened for the first time.
   
   
6. Complete all relevant sections.
   
   
7. Click the Save, Done Editing button.
   
   

Related topics
Creating a new IEP document