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title: 'The IEP meeting: An overview'
description: "The purpose of the IEP meeting is to discuss, develop, and review a student’s IEP. Get an overview of what happens at an IEP meeting.\n"
slug: the-iep-meeting-an-overview
author: The Understood Team
reviewer: Michelle Lassiter, MA, CCC⁠-⁠SLP
published: '2019-08-05T15:47:40.865Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/3uOzVguKZBjWoTCouT8A05/aa6ebd64ec923eb56abd713f61a547e2/G1207514079.png
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/the-iep-meeting-an-overview
lang: en
---

# The IEP meeting: An overview

The IEP meeting is one of the most important parts of the special education process. In this meeting, school staff and parents come together to discuss, develop, and review a student’s IEP. They make sure the IEP meets the student’s needs.

There are rules for IEP meetings. They cover who must attend and what happens. The best way to understand these rules is to remember the goal of the meeting. The school and parents are working together to plan a student’s special education experience at school.

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