Professor of Special Education at Messiah University

Coordinator of Special Education

Coordinator of Minor in Speech and Language Pathology

Ph.D. in Special Education and Teacher Education, George Mason University

M.Ed. in Special Education, James Madison University

B.A. in Human Relations, Interdisciplinary Studies, The College of William and Mary

a tool supporting quality IEPs

The IEP Quality Inventory

Have you ever needed a practical resource to support quality design of an Individualized Education
Program (IEP) in Special Education? Here you can find the IEP Quality Inventory or the IEP Quality
Inventory BRIEF. These instruments were developed by Melinda Burchard, Ph.D. to support special
educators and pre-service special educators in design and refinement of quality IEPs.

View the Inventory

Contact Melinda



Messiah University - 409 Boyer Hall
One University Avenue, Suite 3019
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
mburchard@messiah.edu