Endrew F. Standard

The right of every child with a disability to receive special education and related services at no cost to the family. "Appropriate" means the education must be reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child's circumstances, as established by the Supreme Court in Endrew F. v. Douglas County (2017).

A written plan developed for each child eligible for special education services. The IEP describes the child's present levels of performance, measurable annual goals, the special education and related services to be provided, and how progress will be measured. It is a legally binding document that schools must follow.

The original FAPE standard from the Supreme Court case Board of Education v. Rowley (1982). The Court held that FAPE requires an IEP reasonably calculated to provide educational benefit. This standard was later raised by the Endrew F. decision in 2017.