Teaching · Special Education

Hear the family before the meeting, in their words.

Go through the questions with the family or send home the printed form. The summary puts their biggest concern first, sorts the rest by how much they worry the family and lists what the school needs to set up.

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The questionnaire

One questionnaire per family and meeting. Print the blank form to send home. The example is made up.

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What you get

Teaching · Special Education$12 · included with Classroom and Whole-school licenses

What you finish with
The family’s concerns in their words, rated by how much they worry, their child’s strengths and what works at home, their questions, and what the school arranges.
Who it is for
Special education teachers and case managers, IEP teams and family engagement staff, completing it with families.
Format
Browser questionnaire. One saved record per family and meeting; printed with its summary or as a blank form to send home; CSV; export and import a file.
Access
$12 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Special Education toolkit ($99) and the Teaching Suite pass ($199), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Special Education space in Caveat Teaching.
Support
Questions about an order, access or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.
in the family’s words
Drawn for this page. The questionnaire keeps what the family says as they said it, so the team hears it at the meeting.

How to use it

  1. Ask the family how they want to complete it: together, by phone, or on the printed blank form.
  2. Use the language they prefer, with an interpreter if needed.
  3. Type their answers in their own words, not a summary of them.
  4. Read the summary back to them to check it is right.
  5. Bring the printed summary to the meeting and answer their questions there.

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Why the questionnaire matters

Why ask first

The IEP team must consider the parents’ concerns for enhancing their child’s education. Asking before the meeting gives the team time to answer them, and the family a clear place in the conversation.

Language and access

Schools must take steps to make sure parents understand the proceedings of an IEP meeting, including arranging an interpreter for parents whose native language is not English.

What it is not

A record of what the family says, not an assessment of the family or the child.

Sources

  1. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regulations, 34 CFR 300.324(a)(1)(ii): the IEP team considers the concerns of the parents.
  2. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regulations, 34 CFR 300.322(e): the school takes whatever action is necessary to ensure the parent understands the proceedings, including an interpreter.
  3. U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education. Dear Colleague Letter: English Learner Students and Limited English Proficient Parents, January 2015.
  4. Center for Parent Information and Resources. Parent Participation in IEP Meetings, parentcenterhub.org.

The example family and child are made up. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.