Maybe it is the annual review and you are not sure if this year's IEP is actually working. Maybe something changed with your child and you do not know if the current program reflects it. Maybe a service has been inconsistent and you want to address it but do not know how to bring it up without the whole room shutting down. Maybe you just have a feeling that something is off... and you cannot name it yet. You do not want to walk in unprepared. But you also do not know exactly what prepared looks like for your child's specific situation. That is where a Considerations Report comes in.
Continue readingThis post is your prep guide. We are going to walk through exactly what to do before the meeting, during the meeting, and after. And I put together a free prep packet you can download and actually fill out before you go. The link is at the bottom.
Continue readingYou just sat through a two-hour ARD meeting. There were teachers, administrators, specialists, maybe a school psychologist. Everyone had papers. Everyone talked. At some point someone slid a document across the table and asked you to sign it. You signed it. You brought it home. It is sitting on your kitchen counter right now in a manila folder you have not opened since.
Continue readingS.P.E.D Advocates | Bookmark this page before your next ARD meeting. Pull it up on your phone if something is said at the table that you do not recognize. You have every right to understand every word in that room. Every Term You'll Hear at the IEP Table — And What It Actually Means.
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