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A Day in our Shoes + Don’t IEP Alone

Parents

Understand the IEP process better, know your rights and prepare for IEP meetings. Learn what to ask for and how to get it on your child’s IEP.

Teachers

Better, defensible IEPs in less time: use tools that support better outcomes for students and save you time and extra work.

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IEP Tools + Training for Parents and Teachers

  • A collection of iep meeting preparation templates and checklists, with a central dashboard describing their use for advocating and organizing during iep meetings.
  • A collection of digital and printed resources for understanding iep progress monitoring, including a laptop, worksheets, a spiral-bound guide, and a smartphone guide.
  • A computer screen displays "a parent’s guide to ieps, 504s & anxiety" with several educational worksheets on anxiety and school accommodations in the background.
  • A display of advocacy planning templates, checklists, and forms for parents, titled "new iep toolkit for parents," with over 60 digital and pdf sheets shown.
  • A promotional graphic displaying digital iep data collection sheets for teachers and staff, featuring editable forms, tracking tools, and a “delivered digitally! ” badge.
  • A digital toolkit for iep present levels, featuring checklists, goal planning sheets, progress monitoring forms, and editing options, designed to support efficient iep documentation.
  • A collection of iep progress monitoring worksheets and checklists for parents, with a central page titled "is my child's iep working? " and related educational documents.
  • Image of an iep toolkit for parents, featuring checklists, templates, and planning sheets for advocacy, displayed with sample pages and a central text box highlighting new 2025 updates.
  • A collection of printed iep progress monitoring forms and checklists for iep parents in special education, including a central flyer titled "is my child’s iep working? " and various worksheets in the background. Perfect to review before school starts.
  • A computer screen displays a parent support video on iep transition planning, with workbook pages, a how-to videos label, and information about iep transition workshops shown alongside.

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They say it takes a village. You found yours.

Helping Parents and Teachers Make IEPs Work, Together.

IEP help for parents and teachers so you can write stronger IEPs, ask for the right supports, and see real progress at school.

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Advocacy Training

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CECs for Teachers

Meaningful CECs that help your workload.

Preferential seating is a common 504 plan accommodation.

Free IEP Goal Bank

Meaningful progress starts with well written goals.

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Special Education Advocate + Author

Meet Lisa Lightner

Since 2010, I’ve supported families as a Special Education Advocate, helping parents navigate the IEP and 504 process with more confidence.

The resources here also reflect the insight of advocates, teachers, attorneys, and professionals who contribute their expertise. More about me.

Your IEP Playbook: A Parent’s Guide to Confident Advocacy

Finally! The IEP help book you’ve been waiting for! This gives you a step-by-step way to understand what’s happening and why. You’ll know how to spot problems, ask for the right supports, and make sure your child’s plan actually works.

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IEP Binder for Parents

Say goodbye to the chaos of IEP paperwork! Get 10 free IEP advocacy tools, and a simple, effective way to keep all your child’s IEP documents, goals, and progress tracking in one place.

Free IEP Binder for Parents
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IEP Present Levels Planner for Teachers

Download this free PDF packed with ready-to-use data IEP present levels planners and starters; designed to save time and keep you organized.

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