BEFORE the IEP
The HQ IEPs Resource Lead Project aims to increase knowledge and engagement of families as members of the IEP team to help develop high quality IEPs that will result in educational benefit. These are resources to help prepare families for the IEP Journey.
Video If you have recently learned that your child has a developmental delay or a disability (which may or may not be completely defined), this message may be for you. It is written from the personal perspective of a parent who has shared this experience and all that goes with it.
Article An article for parents who are new to having a child with a disability.
Article 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 This course is a part of a series created by Progress Center covering the legal foundations of laws supporting students with disabilities.
Online Module 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
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 This tip sheet created by Progress Center reviews the elements of the IEP and the IEP development process for Parents.
Fact Sheet Student Presentation Template for Early Childhood/Elementary Students
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 An easy-to-use form to provide input about your student from a parent perspective.
Aprovechar mis fortalezas (Spanish) | تعزیز مواطن قوتي (Arabic) | Xây D˜ng D˜a Trên °i˛m M˝nh (Vietnamese) | 发挥我的优势 (Mandarin) Tools IEP Planning Checklist for the BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER an IEP.
Lista de verificación de los padres para las reuniones del IEP (Spanish) | القائمة المرجعیة لأولیاء الأمور المخصصة IEP لاجتماعات (Arabic) | Danh Sách Ki˜m Tra Cu°c H˛p IEP Dành Cho Ph˝ Huynh (Vietnamese) | IEP 会议家长清单 (Mandarin) Tools 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
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
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