IEP and Special Education

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Matrix Packets

• Individual Education Plan (IEP)
• Understanding Your Child’s IEP Document
• IEP Tool Kit: Annual/Triennial Review
• IEP Toolkit: Educational Benefit Review
• Resolving Disagreements in Special Education
• Resolver Desacuerdos en Educación Especial
• Getting Organized – Your Child’s School Age Years
• Plan de Educación Individual (IEP)
• Entendiendo el Documento del IEP de su Hijo
• Preparación para la Reunión Anual o Trienal Kit de Herramientas Para el IEP
• Kit de Herramientas para El IEP y Revisión de los Beneficios Educacionales
• 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.

Other Matrix Materials and Resources

• Abe Copperman Memorial Library
• Online Training: IEP Basics

Materials of Other Organizations

General

• 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

• Mental Health Services FAQ
• Forms to aid in developing a Behavior Intervention Plan

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

California Department of Education Procedural Safeguards

• Summary of Parent Rights

Websites

• Administrative Hearings
• CADRE (Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education)
• National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services - U.S. Department of Education
• Regulations on IDEA 2004: US Department of Education Resources