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Are you:
🍎 A General Education Teacher?
📚 A Special Education Teacher?
🤝 A Paraprofessional or Aide?
👩⚕️ A Related Service Provider: OT, PT, SLP, Counseling, TVI, and more.
💼 A Behaviorist like BSCs, BCBAs, and others.
🧘♀️ Social Workers and Guidance Counselors.
👩⚖️ Professionals in the Juvenile Justice System who work with IEP students.
🏫 LEAs.
💡 IEE Providers seeking a deeper understanding of the IEP Process.
What We Offer Here
📃 Letters, Templates, and Data Collection Sheets: Editable and ready to use, saving you precious time and effort.
🎯 How to Write Meaningful and Measurable IEP Goals: Unlock the art of crafting goals that drive student success, complemented by our IEP goal bank.
📅 How to Prepare for IEP Meetings: Master the art of preparation and communication, ensuring productive IEP meetings.
📊 Data Collection Sheets: A comprehensive assortment to swipe and implement seamlessly.
📁 IEP File Organization Tools: Streamline your documentation process with tools designed for efficiency.
💼 Lifetime Access: Your passport to a world of IEP resources, available at one remarkably low price.
📚"Beginner Bucket" Series: Tailored for new teachers, providing essential guidance to navigate the complexities of the IEP landscape.
You asked, we listened! Over the years, you have likely visited my website and my IEP goal bank. Many of you have, and you'd email me and ask, "Do you have any editable tools? Do you have anything for data collection and progress monitoring?" And so on and so on.
Now, the answer is YES.
As a former teacher and current advocate, I understand the gap between what you learn in college about the IEP process and the stark realities of being an integral part of an IEP team. Many of you work in districts that offer little support in this regard.
My goal is simple: To bridge that gap and make your journey smoother, more informed, and ultimately more successful. I'm here to provide you with invaluable resources at a very reasonable cost, empowering IEP professionals who may not have access to such tools from their districts.
Don't let the challenges of the IEP process hinder your ability to make a lasting impact on your students' lives. Note: This is not for parents. It is for professionals.
Parents are welcome to join only if you have a dual role: You are a parent to an IEP student and you work in the field. Parents have their own training program and community on this platform.
Creator's Note:
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FACULTY: Pre-Year Prep and IEP Tasks
Deciding on an IEP Organization Mode
An organized system makes for a simpler IEP writing process!
How to Plan your Classroom for IEPs
After filling out this document, you'll be on your way to solidifying a good organizational system for you and your team!
Editable IEP Organization Documents
Here are some helpful documents to help you organize information within your systems. Prep these before the year starts!
Pros and Cons of Various IEP Organization Methods
Here's a brief overview of a few ways to organize everything required for the IEP process (data taking, documentation, etc)
One Binder or Two? Choosing the Best IEP Organization Method for You
A detailed how-to of when and how to use this system.
One Binder per Student: When It Works—and When It Doesn’t
A detailed how-to of when and how to use this system.
Using Bins or Buckets to Organize IEPs: Flexible or Chaotic?
A detailed how-to of when and how to use this system.
Traditional Filing Systems: Streamlined or Overwhelming?
A detailed how-to of when and how to use this system.
Digital IEP Organization: Efficient or Easy to Ignore?
A detailed how-to of when and how to use this system.
IEP Case Studies: Organizing Classroom Supports That Actually Work
A few examples of teachers using a combination of different organization systems to meet their unique needs
FACULTY: First Week/Month of School Prep
Back-to-School: Navigating those IEPs the First Weeks
A brief overview of this module.
Starting Strong: What to Focus on in the First Weeks of School
How to prioritize during the first few weeks of school
Editable Back-to-School IEP Checklists: What to Review, Prep, and Send
Checklist templates and best practices to prepare you for the first few weeks of school
Templates: Guardian and Student Questionnaires
Questionnaires to send home to parents, and ones for students to complete, to help you prepare for the IEP process
Email Templates for Back-to-School IEP Communication
Email templates for building relationships with parents, fellow faculty members, and club sponsors
Preparing for the Annual IEP Review and Meeting
What is an IEP? A Quick Guide for Educators
A brief overview of this module.
Who Attends an IEP Meeting?
A quick list with explanations regarding who attends IEP meetings - and how you fit in!
Accommodations vs. Modifications: What Teachers Need to Know
A rundown on the difference between accommodations and modifications, plus lists of both
How to Write and Choose IEP Goals
A comprehensive training of how to write an effective goal.
IEP Goal Bank: Don't Reinvent the Wheel
Links to 30 goal banks with thousands of total goals!
Cheat Sheet: Writing IEP Goals
Clarification for New Teachers
Writing the IEP Present Levels
An editable PL checklist and an overview on a successful PL
• IEP Present Levels: Opening Paragraphs
A deeper look at the opening paragraphs of a PL
• IEP Present Levels: Functional Paragraphs
A dive into the functional aspect of a present levels document
• IEP Present Levels: Academic Paragraphs
A dive into the academic aspect of a present levels document
Parent-Proof, Compliant Present Levels
Revising your PL to ensure that it's as perfect as possible!
Supporting Student-Led IEP Meetings: A Teacher’s Guide to Preparation
equip teachers with the understanding, tools, and steps needed to support student participation in IEP meetings
Connecting IEP Data Collection, Progress Monitoring and Present Levels
Introduction: Taking the Overwhelm Out of IEP Data
An introduction to the content covered in this module
Types of Academic IEP Data (+ a few functional applications)
An intro to Academic Data
Accuracy in IEP Data Collection
An in-depth look at how and when to take data using accuracy
Understanding Trials: Tracking Skills with Purpose and Clarity
An in-depth look at how and when to take data using trials
Types of Functional IEP Data (+ a few Academic uses)
A quick look at a few methods of taking data that work for mostly functional goals (with some academic exceptions).
Tracking Opportunities: Measuring Access, Not Just Outcomes
An in-depth look at how and when to take data using opportunities
Charting Opportunities: Turning Access into Actionable Data
An in-depth look at how and when to take data using "charted" opportunities
Types of Functional Data: The Overlooked Tools That Still Matter
A quick look at a few methods of taking data that will only work for functional goals.
Measuring Duration: How Long a Behavior Lasts and Why It Matters
An in-depth look at how and when to take duration data
Tracking Latency: Measuring Response Time to Understand Behavior
An in-depth look at how and when to take latency data
Counting Frequency: How Often a Behavior Happens—and What That Tells You
An in-depth look at how and when to take frequency data
Interval Recording: Using Whole and Partial Intervals to Track Behavior Patterns
An in-depth look at how and when to take whole- and partial-interval data
Who can take IEP Data?
Thoughts regarding empowering classroom staff/paraeducators to take IEP data
Creative Ways to Take IEP Data in a Busy Classroom
More ideas for making data taking even easier!
IEP Progress Monitoring Reports
An overview of the "why" and "how" of progress monitoring
IEP Data Collection Sheets (PDF and Digital)
Downloadable, editable data sheets for your classroom
FOR NEW FACULTY: Back to Basics
Introduction: Back to IEP Basics for the Classroom
Teachers will gain a greater understanding of the IEP process and their roles and responsibilities in that process.
What is an IEP? A Quick Guide for Educators
The basic definition and an explanation of an IEP
Understanding the IEP Team—and Your Role as an Educator
Understand Who Makes up an IEP Team and your Role on that Team
IEP Timelines: When Reviews Happen and What to Expect
Be familiar with IEP Annual Meetings, Reviews and Timelines
How to Efficiently Prepare for an Annual IEP Meeting (+checklists!)
Our goal here is that your annual IEP review meetings are better organized and EASIER for you!
Where You Fit In: The Teacher’s Role in the IEP Process
An overview of the different Special Education programming and what everything might be called, so that you can see where your role fits into the big picture.
New Staff IEP Checklist: Connect with Your Mentor
Tips on questions for new staff to ask your mentor
IEP Language and Terms Every Teacher Should Know
Commonly used (and some uncommon!) jargon terms and abbreviations that you may need to know.
More IEP Resources for Teachers
We will keep other resources for your IEP development tasks here.
FAPE Checklist: Ensure Compliance and Access
Understand what FAPE is, and determine if your school is compliant.