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You've probably received the procedural safeguards notice at an IEP meeting: that dense packet handed across the table, usually while three...due process complaint is filed, and when a discipline action results in a placement change. If you're at one of these points and haven't received it, you can...

When you're three hours into an IEP meeting arguing over whether your child...Finland, Sweden, and Norway don't have IEP equivalents in the way U.S. parents...support. What U.S. parents fight for at IEP meetings (smaller class sizes, co-teaching...planning level decades before school placement became the negotiation point. Wheelchair-accessible...

Your child's IEP says "general education classroom with co-teaching support." You agreed...used effectively, gives you the language to evaluate whether your child's placement is working. The Six Co-Teaching Models. These models come from educational...

The acronyms arrive 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 arise. They sound bureaucratic, but they're the foundation of your child's...

...said he's a good candidate for an FM system, so you requested one at the IEP meeting. The school agreed, ordered it, and now it sits in his backpack...board when students are presenting. The interpreter is excellent, but the placement makes accessing visual information nearly impossible. Accommodations only...

...deaf or hard of hearing. The law recognizes that communication access isn't 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 of communication Linguistic needs, including opportunities to interact directly...

Your school says your child is "included." He's in a general education classroom for part of the day. The district checks the inclusion box on his IEP. But when you visit, he's at a separate table with an aide while the rest of the class works in groups. He eats lunch in the resource room. His speech...

You sit in the IEP meeting and the school says no. The...The service hours aren't enough. The placement isn't right. The goals don't match...decision about your child's evaluation, IEP, or placement, they're required to...about your child's evaluation, IEP, or placement, they're required to give you Prior...

You walk into an IEP meeting prepared to advocate...parents lose their footing. IEP advocacy isn't about being...them. Your Legal Rights at IEP Meetings. IDEA, the Individuals...as equal members of the IEP team. That means more than...the right to: Request an IEP meeting at any time, not...identification, evaluation, placement, or...

The night before an IEP meeting has a particular weight to it. You are the...specialists fluent in acronyms, annual goals, and placement rationales. Here is what careful IEP meeting preparation...and placement rationales. Here is what careful IEP meeting preparation looks like, from the week before...

...can be requested by the parent. Once assessed, an IEP (Individualized Education Program) meeting will...to discuss potential eligibility and appropriate placement/supports. At times, you may disagree with the school...which can include mediation and/or a hearing. The IEP process can be exhausting. Be ready for a marathon....

...Educational Plan, or IEP. The IEP is the agreement...Educational Plan, or IEP. The IEP is the agreement between...law. All to often the IEP process becomes a nightmare,...rights.First and foremost, the IEP is supposed to be a...as to eligibility, placement and services.The IEP...placement and services.The IEP process begins with...for an assessment and IEP needs to be made in...