Some pretty juicy strategies are being shared today:
Wednesday, June 24
🔵 What's the difference between strength-based IEP goals and strength-based goals that lead to inclusive.  Come find out why it matters, today!
🟣 PLUS, we have 2 parents sharing their child's IEP that will receive a Mini-Audit today.  We'll look at strengths, where they are in the Present Levels and in the Goals. This is the best way for you to learn what you can ask for in your child's IEP.

🟢 AND I'll also share my definition of SMART goals with you!  You might want to adopt this defininition too.

We meet on Zoom at:
 1 pm Eastern, 

12 pm CT, 

11 am Mtn. Time, 

10 am Pacific
Use this link for each of our Zooms. iep.today/Zoom
Feel free to bring your lunch or a snack.

You have more influence than they led you to believe.

That was our starting point yesterday, in our first session. 
And I want you to feel that before we go any further.

You have permission to refuse to sign your child's IEP until you understand what it says. You have permission to write your own draft IEP and mail it to staff before they write theirs.

And here's the line that stopped people cold today:

Deficit-first IEPs aren't in the law. They're a habit.
 

We didn't stop there.

We talked about what it looks like when your child's strengths show up in the first 2 sentences of the IEP and then completely disappear. We walked through a real example of rewriting deficit language into something a teacher can actually use.

We also learned a simple color-coding exercise you can use to audit your child's IEP right now. Green for every strength you find. Pink for every identified need. Blue for every place you see parent or student input.
 

If you want to rewatch today's session, or the replay, Click here    or click the video below.

I hope to see you today.  Click here for the Zoom link.
 

Until every child belongs,

P.S. Come on in, we are saving you a seat. 💛