IEP Meeting Prep

Walk In Prepared.
Walk Out Heard.

Organize your concerns, prep your notes, and create a profile that helps the team see your child as a whole person — not a file number.

Battle Sheet — IEP Meeting
Prepared for: J.T. · Age 8 · 3rd Grade · Connecticut
Priority 1 · Critical
Speech therapy reduced without PWN
Legal basis: 34 C.F.R. § 300.503 — Prior Written Notice required before any change in services
Say this: “I’d like to see the Prior Written Notice for this reduction. Can you show me where parent consent was documented?”
Priority 2 · Important
No sensory breaks in accommodation plan
Legal basis: Endrew F. v. Douglas County (2017) — IEP must be reasonably calculated for meaningful progress
Say this: “Given his sensory processing diagnosis, how is the team addressing sensory regulation during the school day?”
Priority 3 · Document
Request aide qualifications in writing
Legal basis: 34 C.F.R. § 300.156 — Personnel must be appropriately qualified
Say this: “Can you confirm the 1:1 aide’s training and qualifications for working with children with autism?”

Build Your Battle Sheet

Enter your child's info and your concerns. We'll prioritize them, find the legal backing, and give you the words to say.

In your own words. Be raw, be honest — that's what makes this work.

Concern 1

Building your battle sheet... organizing concerns, researching legal backing, writing your scripts.

My Notes

This is your space. No AI, no judgment. Just you, getting your thoughts together before you walk in that door.

Things I Don't Want to Forget

The stuff that keeps you up at night. The details that matter. Write them here so they don't slip away in the meeting.

Highlights from Last Meeting

What was said? What was promised? What didn't happen?

Wins I Want Documented

Your child's progress deserves to be on the record. Name those wins.

Red Flags I've Noticed

Patterns, regressions, things that feel off. Trust your gut here.

Things I Want on the Record

Anything you want officially documented in the meeting minutes. Say it, then write it.

Your Child's Name

Fill this out and print a copy for every person at the table. Let them see your child — not just a file.

🗨 How they communicate

Verbal? AAC device? Signs? Gestures? What does communication look like for your child?

💜 What calms them

Deep pressure? A specific song? Quiet space? Their favorite object?

What triggers or overwhelms them

Loud environments? Transitions? Unexpected changes? Specific sensory inputs?

What they love

Interests, passions, the things that light them up. This is who they are beyond the paperwork.

What works well

Strategies, supports, environments, approaches that help your child thrive.

What doesn't work

Approaches that have been tried and failed. Things that make it worse.

💜 What I want you to know about my child

This is the heart. The thing you wish every person working with your child understood. Take your time.

🏥 Medical / safety info the team should know

Allergies, seizure protocols, elopement risk, medication, anything safety-related.