BEFORE the IEP
The HQ IEPs Resource Lead Project aims to increase knowledge and engagement of administrators and designees as members of the IEP team to help develop high quality IEPs that will result in educational benefit. These are resources to help prepare administrators and designees for the IEP Journey.
A visioning tool for school teams to dream of what meaningful participation in the IEP journey looks like.
Tools This module addresses the importance of engaging the families of students with disabilities in their child’s education. It highlights some of the key factors that affect these families and outlines some practical ways to build relationships and create opportunities for involvement (est. completion time: 1 hour).
Online Module This course is a part of a series created by Progress Center covering the legal foundations of laws supporting students with disabilities.
Online Module Specifically designed with school administrators in mind, this module offers guidance on how to support and facilitate the development and implementation of high-quality IEPs, including the monitoring of student progress (est. completion time: 2 hours)
Online Module This collection of self-paced courses covers the legal foundations of laws supporting students with disabilities. The collection includes courses that explain the difference between civil rights and funding laws, different laws impacting students with disabilities including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the relationship between state and federal laws, primary sources of the law in the United States, the impact of the role and levels of the adjudicative source of law, the history of IDEA, the major parts of IDEA, and more.
Online Module
Cómo entender las diferencias entre Plan de Servicio Familiar Individualizado (IFSP) y Programa de Educación Individualizado (IEP) (Spanish) | استيعاب الفوارق بين خطة خدمة الأسرة الفردية )Individualized Family Service Plan, IFSP( وبرنامج التعليم الفردي )Individualized Education Program, IEP (Arabic) | Hiểu Sự Khác Biệt Giữa Kế Hoạch Dịch Vụ Gia Đình Cá Nhân (Individualized Family Service Plan, IFSP) và Chương Trình Giáo Dục Cá Nhân (Individualized Education Program, IEP) (Vietnamese) | 了解两种计划的区别 个性化家庭服务计划 (Individualized Family Service Plan, IFSP) 与个性化教育计划 (Individualized Education Program, IEP) (Mandarin)
Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet Special Education Timeline Resource
Calendarios para la educación especial en California (Spanish) | الجداول الزمنية للتربية الخاصة في كاليفورنيا (Arabic) | Lịch Trình Giáo Dục Đặc Biệt tại California (Vietnamese) | 加利福尼亚州特殊教育 时间表 (Mandarin) Fact Sheet An easy-to-use tool for educators to use at the beginning of the year to know who their student is as a learner to support them best.
Tools IEP Checklist to support administrative designees for the before, during and after an IEP.
Tools Specifically designed with school administrators in mind, this module offers guidance on how to support and facilitate the development and implementation of high-quality IEPs, including the monitoring of student progress (est. completion time: 2 hours)
Online Module Tip sheets for all the major parts of the IEP created by Progress Center.
Fact Sheet Fact Sheet Student Presentation Template for Early Childhood/Elementary Students
Electronic braille file (Electronic Braille) | Screen reader accessible (Screen Reader) Tools Side-by-side transition checklist for Part C, Part B, and families
Planificación para la transición: de la Parte C a la Parte B con la lista de verificación de transición de IDEA (Spanish) | التخطيط لعملية الانتقال: القائمة المرجعية لعملية الانتقال من خدمات الجزء C إلى خدمات الجزء B من قانون تعليم الأفراد ذوي الإعاقات ) )IDEA (Arabic) | Lập Kế Hoạch Chuyển Tiếp: Danh Sách Kiểm Tra Quá Trình Chuyển Tiếp Từ Phần C Sang Phần B Của IDEA (Vietnamese) | 过渡计划：IDEA C 部分至 B 部分过渡 检查表 (Mandarin) Tools
Cómo entender las diferencias entre Plan de Servicio Familiar Individualizado (IFSP) y Programa de Educación Individualizado (IEP) (Spanish) | استيعاب الفوارق بين خطة خدمة الأسرة الفردية )Individualized Family Service Plan, IFSP( وبرنامج التعليم الفردي )Individualized Education Program, IEP (Arabic) | Hiểu Sự Khác Biệt Giữa Kế Hoạch Dịch Vụ Gia Đình Cá Nhân (Individualized Family Service Plan, IFSP) và Chương Trình Giáo Dục Cá Nhân (Individualized Education Program, IEP) (Vietnamese) | 了解两种计划的区别 个性化家庭服务计划 (Individualized Family Service Plan, IFSP) 与个性化教育计划 (Individualized Education Program, IEP) (Mandarin)
Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet 
