The one thing most IEPs are missing
Published: Tue, 04/07/26
Updated: Tue, 04/07/26
You've been right all along. You just didn't have the words. You left the meeting with the folder in your hand and that feeling in your chest. Not…
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Something did not feel right after that ESY conversation
Published: Tue, 03/31/26
Updated: Tue, 03/31/26
You clicked Leave on Zoom after the IEP meeting, and something about it still didn’t feel right. You can't quite name it. It's just that ESY got…
Regression is not the whole ESY story
Published: Wed, 03/25/26
Updated: Wed, 03/25/26
You may hear the same line when ESY comes up:“It’s about regression and recoupment.”That may be part of the story.It is not always the whole story.
Before you say yes to ESY, read this
Published: Tue, 03/24/26
Updated: Tue, 03/24/26
Some ESY conversations start like this:Parent: “What does the district offer for ESY?”And just like that, the whole conversation starts moving in the…
What I Want You to Notice About ESY
Published: Wed, 03/18/26
Updated: Wed, 03/18/26
When the topic of E tended School Year (ESY) comes up, a you might feel like you are supposed to already know what it means. Meanwhile, the meeting…
Most IEPs Have the Pieces
Published: Tue, 02/24/26
Updated: Tue, 02/24/26
They’re Missing This. Most IEPs are written in sections.Very few are written as a connected plan.And that connection is where inclusion either…
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Published: Thu, 02/19/26
Updated: Thu, 02/19/26
Let’s build inclusion the strategic way If you’ve ever felt like your child’s IEP has the pieces… but not the connections, this is for you. I’ll walk…