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...Most families don't know this benefit exists. It doesn't get mentioned in IEP meetings or transition planning. The Social Security Administration doesn't...families don't know this benefit exists. It doesn't get mentioned in IEP meetings or transition planning. The Social Security Administration doesn't send...

Your student has an IEP. You've attended transition meetings...an IEP. You've attended transition meetings where the team discusses post-graduation...place. Pre-ETS isn't a replacement for IEP transition services. It's a parallel...shadowing in workplaces that match their IEP employment goals. Work-based learning...

...IEPs for years. You know the drill: meetings, goals, accommodations, progress reports....appropriate public education. No more IEP. The support structure that's been...planning is the section of your child's IEP that prepares them for life after high...(many states require it by 14), the IEP team must include measurable postsecondary...

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

...Individualized Education Program (IEP), and provide services to help you...counselors, and case managers initiated meetings and monitored your progress. Your parents...progress. Your parents attended every IEP meeting and signed off on your accommodations....progress. Your parents attended every IEP meeting and signed off on your accommodations....

...you're three hours into an IEP meeting arguing over whether...three hours into an IEP meeting arguing over whether your...and Norway don't have IEP equivalents in the way...U.S. parents fight for at IEP meetings (smaller class...parents fight for at IEP meetings (smaller class sizes,...result: fewer adversarial meetings. When the system assumes...

Your child's IEP says "general education classroom with co-teaching support." You agreed to..."general education classroom with co-teaching support." You agreed to it at the meeting. Now you're wondering what that means in practice: what it looks like when...

...early in your special education journey: FAPE and LRE. You'll see them in IEP documents, hear them in meetings, watch attorneys reference them when disputes...education journey: FAPE and LRE. You'll see them in IEP documents, hear them in meetings, watch attorneys reference them when disputes arise. They sound bureaucratic,...

...from a medical chart. Compare that to: "I learned to advocate for myself at IEP meetings before I learned algebra." That sentence shows agency. It positions...medical chart. Compare that to: "I learned to advocate for myself at IEP meetings before I learned algebra." That sentence shows agency. It positions you...

...kitchen table with an IEP document that doesn't...promised in the meeting. Or you've been...of Help. Not all IEP help is the same....often trained in the IEP process, who volunteers...They can attend meetings with you, help you...education law and IEP processes but isn't...records, attend IEP meetings, help you...records, attend IEP meetings, help you request...

...doesn't qualify for an IEP, makes the difference...a transition planning meeting. If you're at 27 months...Evaluations take time. IEP meetings have to be scheduled....Evaluations take time. IEP meetings have to be scheduled....the Transition Planning Meeting. This meeting includes...Planning meeting. This meeting includes your early intervention...

You sit in the IEP meeting and the school says... You sit in the IEP meeting and the school says no. The...explain their reasoning, and the meeting ends with you signing a document...with school decisions, request meetings, and pursue formal dispute...about your child's evaluation, IEP, or placement, they're required...