IEP (Individual Education Plan) is a written planning document used in schools to describe the goals, accommodations, and supports a student with disabilities or complex learning needs will receive in order to access education. In British Columbia, an IEP outlines the student’s strengths, areas of need, learning goals, and the strategies or adjustments the school has agreed to implement. It is developed by school staff in consultation with parents or guardians and should be reviewed and updated regularly. An IEP is not the accommodation itself but a record of what the school has agreed to provide so the student can participate in learning on an equitable basis. Under policies connected to the British Columbia Human Rights Code, the duty to accommodate applies whether or not supports are written in an IEP, meaning schools are responsible for implementing necessary accommodations to ensure the student can meaningfully access education.