An IEP is an "individualized education program" (in the US). Since that
terminology is the one established by federal law, and since 'D' is
right next to 'E' on the keyboard, I presume IDP is just a typo.

Karl

Dick Veit wrote:
> Am I the only ATEGer who doesn't know what an IDP is? I turned to Google for
> enlightenment and found I had many choices, not limited to the following:
> 
> Insurance Data Processing
> Internet Dictionary Project
> Intrusion Detection Prevention
> Intern Development Program
> International Driving Permit
> Ingersoll-Dresser Pump
> 
> I then tried Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDP>, which provided a
> list of over twenty IDPs, including "Islamic Democratic Party (Rwanda)" and
> the Amtrak stop abbreviation for Independence, Missouri.
> 
> I'm guessing none of those are it. I found IDP llinks to several education
> sites, but they all seemed to assume that anyone using the site already
> knows what an IDP is. I didn't give up, and—correct me if I'm wrong—I think
> the IDP in our discussion is "Individual Development Plan."
> 
> Two cheers for acronyms.
> 
> Dick Veit
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