
How To Be Ready For An IEP Meeting
Running your first or last IEP can feel so exhausting and overwhelming. You do not need to feel this way. Everyone is just as anxious. Remember everyone in that room ultimately wants what is best for the student.
Running your first or last IEP can feel so exhausting and overwhelming. You do not need to feel this way. Everyone is just as anxious. Remember everyone in that room ultimately wants what is best for the student.
I remember the second year I was teaching at my current placement when I had a frustrated parent come in. It was back to school time. The parent was upset that no one had been in contact with her about her child. I had been to his previous school for a short time at the end of the last school year. That was the only thing I had done to prepare for this student’s transition. After working with the family that day we ended up having a great relationship supporting their child. However, this experience made me reevaluate how I was preparing myself, students and families for transitions.
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Teachers, be honest, when you hear that a parent is bringing an Advocate to the IEP meeting, what is your reaction?
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I’m excited to introduce this week’s guest blogger, Dawn from Cultivating Exceptional Minds. She is here to talk all about ways to incorporate students in the data collection process! She also has a podcast called Be The Exception that you need to check out!
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