Get ready for the IEP meeting

A checklist for the weeks before an IEP meeting, with a parent concerns statement you can bring, so the meeting covers what matters to your family.

Two weeks before

• Ask for draft goals, present levels and any new evaluation reports in writing, before the meeting
• Ask who will attend, and invite anyone you want there (a relative, an advocate, a private provider)
• Gather recent report cards, work samples and teacher emails

Write your parent concerns statement

• What is going well this year, in one or two sentences
• The two or three things that worry you most, with examples
• What you want your child to be able to do by next year
• Ask that the statement be included in the IEP

Questions to bring

• How is progress on each goal measured, and how often will I see the data?
• Which accommodations are used in every class, and who makes sure?
• What services will my child receive, how many minutes, and in what setting?
• For age 14 and up: what is in the transition plan for life after high school?

After the meeting

• Ask for a copy of the draft IEP before you sign
• Write down anything that was agreed but is not in the document, and email it to the team
• Put the next progress report date on your calendar

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