The Special Education Department believes students and families are assets in the IEP building process and seeks to center their voices. These tools may be utilized to ensure IEP meetings are student-focused spaces where everyone is safe to share their thoughts, questions and concerns.
This resource provides tips for productive and respectful meeting spaces through employing active listening skills.
We always recommend norms to ensure all IEP team members feel safe and supported. These are our recommended department norms.
This can be provided to families in advance of an IEP meeting so they have a quick guide to the main elements of the procedural safeguards.
An agenda helps meetings run efficiently and effectively. This agenda includes all of the standard elements of an IEP meeting.
If there is an ongoing area of disagreement or concern that is not resolved at an IEP team meeting, families can be referred to our ADR process.
After an IEP, we encourage families to complete this short form, available in multiple languages, to give us valuable feedback about their experience.
