1 of concern to determine appropriate services and placement decisions, with support from 2 medical, health, and allied professionals for care, rehabilitation, and development of 3 learners with disabilities. 4 0) Individualized Education Plan (lEP) refers to the systematic, purposive, and 5 developmental educational programming of curricular and Instructional priorities and 6 contents designed to meet the educational requirements of a learner with disability and 7 ensure mastery learning of skills and behaviors. It includes the services to be provided 8 and the duration and frequency of such services, describes the learner's present level of 9 performance, how the learner's disabilities affect academic performance, and specifies 10 accommodations and modifications. An lEP shall be designed to meet the unique 11 educational needs of a learner with disability who shall receive appropriate services and 12 programs, have real opportunities for equality, and fully participate in the general 13 education system and the community. It shall likewise aim at developing the learner's 14 strengths and talents to achieve the greatest possible self-sufficiency and independent 15 living. 16 (k) Learners with Disabilities refer to learners in the general early and basic 17 education system, who require additional support and adaptive pedagogic methods due 18 to their long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments, which in 19 interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society 20 on an equal basis with others. They are placed in the age-appropriate grade levels by 21 the multidisciplinary team based on the latter's assessments and diagnoses of the 22 learners. 23 chronological or mental age, as may be appropriate. For purposes of this Act, age shall be determined either by the learner's 24 (I) Multidisciplinary Team is composed of professionals who provide for the 25 learner's overall health and well-being. They participate in developing, implementing, 26 and reviewing an lEP using multidisciplinary, transdisciplinary, or other effective 27 approaches. Each member delivers specific services, including but not limited to, the 28 educational assessment and diagnosis of learners with disabilities. 29 (m) Private Sector refers to private individuals, partnerships or entities such as 30 organizations of persons with disability, parent-support organizations, health professional 31 organizations, community-based organizations or non-governmental organizations 32 (NGOs), and business and industry groups.