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(12.13) What must be included in the IFSP?

(12.13) What must be included in the IFSP?

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The IFSP shall be in writing and shall include the following: 

  1. a statement of the infant or toddler’s present levels of development; 
  2. a statement of the family’s concerns, priorities and resources; 
  3. a statement of the major outcomes to be expected, and the criteria, procedures and timelines used to evaluate these outcomes; 
  4. a statement of specific services including how often, how much, and the method of delivery; 
  5. a statement of the “natural environments” in which early intervention services shall appropriately be provided, including a justification of the extent, if any, to which the services will not be provided in a natural environment; 
  6. dates for starting services and the anticipated length, duration, and frequency of the services; 
  7. name of agency responsible for providing the identified services; 
  8. name of the service coordinator; and, 
  9. a transition plan to other appropriate services.[1]

Parents/Guardians/Other Education Rights Holders must sign the IFSP to give consent for services to begin.[2]

  1. 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1436(d); 34 C.F.R. Sec. 303.344; Cal. Gov. Code Sec. 95020(d); 17 C.C.R. Sec. 52106(b).[↩]
  2. 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1436 (e).[↩]