Individual Learning Plan (ILP)

Has your student come home and shared with you that they have established an Individualized Learning Plan?  What is an Individualized Learning Plan?  The Individual Learning Plan (ILP) is a living document that will be used throughout your student’s years in Prince George’s County Public Schools. The ILP is tailored to your student’s strengths and abilities in an effort to help guide them through their academic years and beyond. The ILP is developed with the important input from your student, along with you as the parent/guardian and with the professional school counselor.  The ILP will:

• Outline the short and long term goals for each student and the actions, strategies and modifications that will be used to address those goals
• Identify students individual needs and their learning priorities
• Revisit each student’s career plans and objectives

In an effort to assist you with helping your student to create a strong and effective Individual learning Plan we have prepared the following “Talking Points” for you to use to open a discussion with your student prior to your ILP meeting with the Professional School Counselor or to assist them with refining their ILP.


Talking Points

• What are your personal goals?
• What can you do to help you to meet your personal goals?
• What are your academic goals?
• What can you do to help you achieve your academic goals?
• What do you feel are your strengths and talents?
• What are some of your interests?
• How do you feel your academic goals impact your personal goals?
• Have you thought about life after high school?
• Do you plan to attend college?
• If yes, what do you think you want to major in?
• In not, what path do you plan to take after high school? (Trade school, military?)
• How is your attendance record at school?
• What are ways you can improve your attendance (if applicable)?
• What are your career goals?

Remember it is our goal to ensure that all of our students graduate from high school college and/or career ready.  It is imperative that our students begin to think about and refine their goals and aspirations.