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Hi, friend! One of the most stressful parts of special education isn't writing the IEP... It's leading the meeting. Trying to keep the conversation on track, make sure everyone has a voice, answer unexpected questions, stay compliant, take notes, and somehow remember everything that needs to happen afterward can feel like a lot. The good news? You don't have to figure it all out on your own. The IEP Meeting Guide was created to help you confidently facilitate every stage of the IEP process—from preparing for the meeting to following up afterward. It includes more than 50 printable and digital tools designed by special education teachers to help make meetings smoother, more collaborative, and less overwhelming. Inside you'll find resources like: ✔️ IEP meeting checklists and timelines Whether this is your first IEP meeting or your hundredth, having a clear plan helps you spend less time worrying about logistics and more time focusing on what matters most—your student. 👉 Take a look at the IEP Meeting Guide here. Here's to calmer meetings, stronger collaboration, and a school year that starts off on the right foot. -Stephanie |
The Intentional IEP
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Welcome to issue #4 of Around the IEP Table, Reader! Intentional Thought ⭐ Baseline data isn't about proving and knowing what your student can do right now so you can see how far they go. Baseline data is one of those special education terms we use constantly. "Collect your baseline data." "You need a baseline before writing the goal." "Make sure you get beginning of the year baselines." But what are we actually talking about? What does any of it mean? Simple terms: baseline data is a...
Welcome to issue #3 of Around the IEP Table, Reader! Intentional Priority ⭐ Build a lesson-planning system that stays at school. I want to touch on lesson planning this week because I know some special ed teachers have a protected planning period... and some don't. And some teachers technically have one... but it gets filled with meetings, coverage, paperwork, student needs, and all the things that apparently could not happen at any other time. That is why I will never tell a teacher that the...
Reader, Welcome to issue #2 of Around the IEP Table. Intentional Priority ⭐ I'm going to start this week's intentional thought by telling you, there is no single best way to collect data. I have seen some beautifully organized binders (I have them!), some digital forms that can be accessed from anywhere, using sticky notes (my personal fav!), tally sheets, clipboards, spreadsheets... or a hybrid combination of all of the above. So let me let you in on a little secret, Reader: the best data...