Description
Preparing for an IEP meeting can be much more effective when families have the opportunity to share their perspective ahead of time. This Free Special Education IEP Parent Input Survey helps teachers gather meaningful information from parents and guardians before the IEP meeting so the team can create a more personalized and effective plan for the student.
This informal parent questionnaire is designed to encourage family participation and ensure that parent voice is included during the IEP development process. The survey asks thoughtful questions about the student’s strengths, interests, needs, daily routines, independence skills, therapy services, and future goals.
These responses can help guide conversations during the IEP meeting and support the development of meaningful IEP goals and transition planning. The survey includes prompts asking families about their child’s interests, strengths, areas of need, motivators, triggers, independence skills, and long-term hopes for their child.
Ways Teachers Use This Resource
- Send home before an IEP meeting to gather parent input
- Use during IEP preparation and goal planning
- Include in IEP paperwork packets or parent communication folders
- Support transition planning discussions
- Encourage stronger family collaboration in special education
What’s Included
- Informal Parent IEP Input Survey
- Questions about student strengths, interests, and needs
- Transition and future planning questions
- Parent insights on behavior, routines, and independence
- Printable format that is easy to send home or share electronically
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Heather Cacioppo
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Geraldine M. –
This helped me collect valuable information from parents about their children.
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GABBY A. –
this was amazing and I will use it for many years this is my First year teaching and this helped me so so much I highly recommend for special education teacher to use it helps so much
thank best ms gabby A
p.s this is the thing I ever used and I will keep using it in my classroom forever ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Julia M. –
Love this! Great to send home prior to an IEP meeting!
Full SPED Ahead –
Thank you for the feedback! Don’t forget the TPT site wide sale is Dec 2 & 3 – use code CYBER24 at checkout for an additional 5% off!
Now is a great time to leave more glowing reviews (like this one!). When you leave feedback on your previous paid purchases, you receive credits towards future purchases! Stock up on those credits now and get ready for that TPT sale!
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Margaret B. –
I have not used these yet. I just started in a special education position and this will be helpful with IEPs.
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Ms Ts Simple Learning –
This has been a great resource and helps add more parent input to the IEP process.
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christa T. –
I love this! It is exactly what I was looking for!
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Cara C. –
This is very useful when gathering information from my parents. I did tweek to make it a bit more personal for my needs but still a great resource to use!
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Jeffrey Voreis –
This is a great resource to use to aid the writing of the yearly IEP.
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Amy D. –
The most detailed parent input survey I’ve found. This was perfect for me.
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Cynthia B. –
I like the format of this resource. It was easy to use.
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Laurie B. –
I used this resource to help create a digital forms to send to parents before an IEP. I love the questions. This was very helpful to help with communication with parents and to elicit more participation from my parents.
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Type A- SPED Teacher –
Great survey to send home to parents for IEP meetings or new student
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