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Before the first bell rings, know where your child's IEP actually stands.

Upload last spring's IEP and get a free letter grade in about a minute — graded like an auditor would, against IDEA, FAPE, and the Endrew F. standard. Then walk into the fall meeting knowing exactly what to fix.

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The Fall 6: check these before the first day

Free for every parent, whether you run the audit or not. These are the six things that quietly go wrong between spring and fall.

1

Services and minutes are locked in — in writing

Every service should state frequency, duration, and location for THIS school year. "As needed" is not a service.

34 CFR § 300.320(a)(4) · (a)(7)
2

The IEP follows your child — staff changes don't change it

New aide, new teacher, new case manager: the plan stays exactly as written until the team meets and you agree.

Stay-Put — 20 U.S.C. § 1415(j)
3

Every goal has a baseline and a way to measure it

If a goal can't be measured, the school can't be held to it. Ask for vague goals to be rewritten.

34 CFR § 300.320(a)(2)–(3) · Endrew F.
4

Summer regression is documented while it's fresh

If skills slipped over break, write down what and how much now — that's your ESY evidence for next spring.

ESY — 34 CFR § 300.106
5

You know this year's deadlines

Annual review date, reevaluation due date, and any promises the school made last spring with dates attached.

34 CFR § 300.303 · § 300.324
6

Changes require Prior Written Notice — before they happen

Any change to services, placement, or supports must come to you in writing, with the data behind it. A hallway heads-up doesn't count.

PWN — 34 CFR § 300.503

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