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Your child's IEP follows them from school to school....But here's what also happens: the new team looks at the accommodations, nods, and...assessments. You sit in that first IEP meeting at the new building, and unless...adjustment. The staff who wrote their IEP won't be there. The institutional memory...

For twelve years, your child had a team. Teachers modified assignments, IEP meetings happened on a schedule, and... For twelve years, your child had a team. Teachers modified assignments, IEP meetings happened on a schedule, and someone in the building knew exactly...

...no later than the first IEP after a student turns 16....creates better outcomes. The IEP team can determine that...better outcomes. The IEP team can determine that transition...document. It's part of the IEP. Starting at age 16 (or...age 16 (or earlier), the IEP must include measurable...preferences, and interests. The IEP also includes the transition...

Your child's IEP was written in September....accessible anymore. The IEP team reconvenes in...anymore. The IEP team reconvenes in a crisis,...not. An anticipatory IEP plans for change...that reconvene the team when function shifts,...Progressive Conditions. IEP 101: What Every Parent...aren't safe. The IEP written in September...from last year's IEP with minor edits....

...a bonus. It's the foundation of everything else. Under IDEA, your child's IEP team must consider: Communication needs and the child's preferred mode...bonus. It's the foundation of everything else. Under IDEA, your child's IEP team must consider: Communication needs and the child's preferred mode of communication...

The IEP team says they support inclusion. Then... The IEP team says they support inclusion. Then they...specific language. Inclusion-focused IEP goals look different from traditional...that support inclusion. What Makes an IEP Goal Inclusion-Focused. An inclusion...

...what happens if your child doesn't qualify for an IEP, makes the difference between scrambling and being...window exists for a reason. Evaluations take time. IEP meetings have to be scheduled. If you wait until...Meeting. This meeting includes your early intervention team, you, and a representative from the school district....

...What Schools Are Required to Provide and Can't Refuse. If your child has an IEP or IFSP, the school must provide any assistive technology the team determines...has an IEP or IFSP, the school must provide any assistive technology the team determines is necessary for your child to access their education. It's a...

...three letters: IEP. An Individualized...services through an IEP. That's 15% of...child's education team. What Is an IEP?...team. What Is an IEP? An Individualized...education (FAPE). The IEP is the roadmap...a reality. The IEP process has four...state criteria IEP development: creating...Eligible for an IEP? To qualify for...qualify for an IEP, your child must...

Your child's therapist mentions "art therapy" as an option. The school IEP team suggests it. A friend says their non-verbal daughter started communicating... Your child's therapist mentions "art therapy" as an option. The school IEP team suggests it. A friend says their non-verbal daughter started communicating...

...child's services, what happens to their IEP? The short answer is this: your child's...provide the services written into an IEP. If the school wants to reduce services,...announce the change. They must convene the IEP team, propose the change, and justify...the change. They must convene the IEP team, propose the change, and justify it...

You leave the IEP meeting feeling outmaneuvered. The team was polite,...leave the IEP meeting feeling outmaneuvered. The team was polite, the recommendations sounded reasonable,...you disagree with the school about your child's IEP, you have specific rights. The school must provide...