IEP and Special Education
Not finding what you’re looking for? Additional resources are available by calling our Helpline at (800) 578-2592. Packets available in English and Spanish.
¿No encuentra lo que busca? Hay recursos adicionales disponibles llamando a nuestra Línea de ayuda al (800) 578-2592. Paquetes disponibles en Inglés y Español.
Matrix Packets
- Transition to Kindergarten
- Individual Education Program (IEP)
- Understanding Your Child’s IEP Document
- IEP Toolkit: Prep for Annual or Triennial Meeting
- IEP Toolkit: Educational Benefit Review
- Resolving Disagreements in Special Education
- Getting Organized: Your Child’s School-Age Years
- Transición al Kindergarten
- Programa de Educación Individual (IEP)
- Entendiendo el Documento del IEP de su Hijo
- IEP ToolKit: Preparación para la Reunión Anual o Trienal
- IEP Toolkit: Del kit de Herramientas para el IEP y los beneficios educacionales
- Resolver Desacuerdos en Educación Especial
- Organizándose: Años escolares de su hijo
Matrix Help! Sheets
- My child just got an IEP. What should I know?
- My child isn’t doing well in school, what do I do?
- What are the key Special Education timelines I should know?
- I don’t think my child’s IEP is working well; what do I do?
- How do I know if my child is making progress on his or her IEP?
- IEP Goals: When to say, “Yes, I agree”
- What are some tips for IEP meetings?
- Does my child need a one-to-one aide?
- I am thinking of taking my child out of Special Education.
- Can the school district say they won't assess my child for special education?
- My child in Special Education is transitioning from preschool to kindergarten.
- My child in Special Education is transitioning to middle school.
- My child in Special Education in transitioning to high school.
Materials of Other Organizations
General
- Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act / Ley Lanterman de Servicios para Discapacidades del Desarrollo – Español
- OSEP’s IDEA (Ideas That Work) Website
- Divorce and Special Education
- Divorce - It Can Complicate Special Education Issues
- A Guide to Results-Driven Accountability for Parent Centers
- OSEP English to Spanish Translation Glossary
- The Special EDge Newsletter
- Report on Special Education Task Force - March 2015
- Special Education Rights and Responsibilities (SERR) Manual
IEPs
- Developing Your Child's IEP
- Content of the IEP
- Key Principles in the IEP Process – The Preschool Years
- A Seven Step Process to Creating Standards-Based IEPs
- Transportation and Related Services (IDEA)
Related Services
Special Education — Resolving Disagreements and Parent Rights
- A Guide to the Individualized Education Program
- A Parent's Guide: Communicating With Your Child's School Through Letter Writing
- A Guide for California Parents: Special Education Due Process and the Resolution Meeting
- Office of Administrative Hearings Special Education Division
- Preparing for Special Education Mediation and Resolution Sessions: A Guide for Families and Advocates
- Special Education Due Process Hearings
- Marin ADR Brochure