Meeting prep
Questions to Ask at Every IEP Meeting
Ten questions about goals, services, progress monitoring and your rights. Pick the ones that matter to you and bring the list along.
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Meeting prep
Meeting prep
IEP Meeting Red Flags Checklist
Warning signs to watch for in the meeting and in the IEP itself, so you know when to slow down and ask.
Meeting prep
Questions to Ask at an Eligibility Meeting
Ten questions to ask before a decision is made about your child's eligibility for special education under IDEA.
Meeting prep
Your First IEP Meeting: A Prep Checklist
What to do in the days before, who will be at the table, and room to write what only you can share.
IEP basics
IEP basics
IEP vs 504: What's the Difference?
A side-by-side comparison of both plans (who qualifies, what's included, which law governs each), plus the questions worth asking.
IEP basics
Accommodations vs Modifications
They sound alike, but they mean very different things for your child's learning and grades.
IEP basics
How to Read Present Levels in Your Child's IEP
What strong and vague present levels (PLAAFP) look like, red flags to spot and questions to ask your IEP team.
IEP basics
LRE: What It Means and What to Ask
The placement spectrum from general education to more restrictive settings, and questions to ask your team.
IEP basics
ESY: What Is Extended School Year?
What ESY is, who qualifies, what the IEP team looks at and what to know before spring IEP meetings.
IEP basics
Know the Terms: Special Education Glossary
The acronyms and jargon you're most likely to hear in meetings and see in documents, in plain language.
Your rights
Your rights
Know Your Rights: Procedural Safeguards Summary
Your rights as a parent or legal guardian under IDEA, summarized in plain language so you can bring it to any meeting.
Your rights
What Is a PWN?
What a Prior Written Notice is, when the school has to send one and what to do when it shows up.
Your rights
What Is FAPE? A Quick Guide for Parents and Caregivers
What free appropriate public education means, signs your child may not be getting it, and what you can do.
Eligibility
Eligibility
Understanding the 13 IDEA Eligibility Categories
All 13 federal eligibility categories, what each means, and how schools use them to decide eligibility.
Eligibility
School-Based vs Medical Model Services
How school-based and medical-based services differ in purpose, law and eligibility, and how to use both.
Eligibility
When the School Wants to Evaluate: A Checklist for Parents and Caregivers
What an evaluation is and isn't, your consent options, what happens next, and questions to ask before you sign.
Eligibility
How Schools Decide Eligibility: A Quick Guide
The three-part test the team works through, your rights at the meeting, and a checklist for the days before.
Eligibility
Not Eligible? Your Next Steps
Your options after a "not eligible" decision: an independent evaluation, a 504 plan, or a new evaluation later.
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