Everything from eligibility and assessments to meetings and documentation.
IEPs
- What is an IEP? (opens in new tab)
- Who is on the IEP Team? (opens in new tab)
- IEP Process in Massachusetts (opens in new tab)
- Parent's Guide to Special Education (opens in new tab)
- MA DESE IEP Forms and Notices (opens in new tab)
- IEP Timelines (opens in new tab)
- Responding to the IEP (opens in new tab)
- Special Factors in IEP Development (opens in new tab)
- Annual Goals in the IEP (opens in new tab)
- IEP Goals: Measurement of Progress (opens in new tab)
504 Plans
Assessments/Evaluations
- Requesting an Evaluation (opens in new tab)
- Video Guide: Requesting an Evaluation (opens in new tab)
- What Tests Do I Request? (opens in new tab)
- What IEP Tests Should I Ask For? (opens in new tab)
- What is Your Bell Curve IQ? Understanding Test Results (opens in new tab)
- Psychometric Conversion Table (opens in new tab)
- What Reading Tests Measure (opens in new tab)
- How to Understand IEP Evaluations (opens in new tab)
- Functional Behavioral Assessment (opens in new tab)
Eligibility
Independent Educational Evaluations (IEEs)
Meetings
Transitions Ages 14-22
- Transition Planning Process (opens in new tab)
- Transition Assessment (opens in new tab)
- Decision Making at Age 18 (opens in new tab)
- Secondary Services (opens in new tab)
- Transition Planning Form (opens in new tab)
- Graduation with an IEP (opens in new tab)
- Work Support: College Planning (opens in new tab)
- Competitive Integrated Employment (opens in new tab)
- MA Bureau of Transition Planning (opens in new tab)
- Guide to Transition Planning in MA (opens in new tab)
Accommodations and Modifications
- Difference Between Accommodations and Modifications (opens in new tab)
- Accommodations & Modifications (opens in new tab)
- Ultimate List of Accommodation Examples (opens in new tab)
- Understanding Accommodations (opens in new tab)
- Program Modifications and Supports (opens in new tab)
- Types of Supports for Mental Health Needs (opens in new tab)
- Classroom Accommodations for Sensory Processing Challenges (opens in new tab)
Miscellaneous
- Important Acronyms (opens in new tab)
- Navigating Special Education (opens in new tab)
- School Counselor Ethics Standards (opens in new tab)
- IEPs for Behavior Problems (opens in new tab)
- Your Child's Rights: Behaviors and Schools (opens in new tab)
- What Is Least Restrictive Environment? (opens in new tab)
- Sample Letters (requesting records, evaluations, copies of evaluations, and IEEs) (opens in new tab)
- Sample Language Support Request (opens in new tab)
- Mental Health and the IEP (opens in new tab)
- Special Education Law and ASD (opens in new tab)