Before the Meeting: A Parent Prep Kit
$19
Most parents are not unprepared. They are prepared in their heads and nowhere else.
You know your child better than anyone in that room. You have read the plan more carefully than anyone in that room. Then the meeting moves fast, someone says something you weren't expecting, and it's over before the question you actually came to ask makes it out loud.
That isn't a knowledge problem. It's a structure problem, and structure is fixable.
Before the Meeting is the preparation I walk clients through, written out so you can do it yourself. It takes about forty minutes across three short sittings.
What's Inside
Two things worth understanding before you walk in, including prior written notice and how to write your own parent concerns paragraph
A one-page prep sheet you fill in a week ahead
A question bank organized by goals, data, services, accommodations, and transitions, all phrased collaboratively
What to do when the school wants to change or remove something, including five questions to ask in order
Three pre-meeting email scripts, ready to copy
A sorting tool for what to raise now, what to mention once, and what to save for the annual review
A night-before checklist
A two-page meeting sheet to print and write on
The follow-up email to send within forty-eight hours, and what to check when the revised plan arrives
Who This Is For
Parents and caregivers of students with an IEP or a 504 plan, in any grade, in any state. Useful whether you scheduled the meeting or the school did.
Important Notes
23 pages, instant download
Designed to print at home in black and white, or read on a screen
Educational information, not legal advice
Requirements vary by state and district