Write or modify individualized education plans (IEPs) for students with intellectual or physical disabilities.

“Write or modify individualized education plans (IEPs) for students with intellectual or physical disabilities.” is a core task performed by Adapted Physical Education Specialists. Among the occupation's 20 rated tasks, workers place it 7th by importance (#14 most important). About 95% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures. in Thinking Creatively

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T2.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Adapt instructional techniques to the age and skill levels of students. · importance 4.9
• Instruct students, using adapted physical education techniques, to improve physical fitness, gross motor skills, perceptual motor skills, or sports and game achievement. · importance 4.8
• Provide individual or small groups of students with adapted physical education instruction that meets desired physical needs or goals. · importance 4.8
• Provide students positive feedback to encourage them and help them develop an appreciation for physical education. · importance 4.8
• Establish and maintain standards of behavior to create safe, orderly, and effective environments for learning. · importance 4.7
• Provide adapted physical education services to students with intellectual disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury, orthopedic impairments, or other disabling condition. · importance 4.7
• Assess students' physical progress or needs. · importance 4.3
• Assist in screening or placement of students in adapted physical education programs. · importance 4.3
• Evaluate the motor needs of individual students to determine their need for adapted physical education services. · importance 4.3
• Collaborate with other educational personnel to provide inclusive activities or programs for children with disabilities. · importance 4.3
• Maintain thorough student records to document attendance, participation, or progress, ensuring confidentiality of all records. · importance 4.2
• Advise education professionals of students' physical abilities or disabilities and the accommodations required to enhance their school performance. · importance 4.2
• Communicate behavioral observations and student progress reports to students, parents, teachers, or administrators. · importance 4.1
• Write reports to summarize student performance, social growth, or physical development. · importance 4.0

See all tasks on the Adapted Physical Education Specialists page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-17004,
  title  = {Write or modify individualized education plans (IEPs) for students with intellectual or physical disabilities.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-17004}
}