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IEP (special education plan)
IEP binder for parents
An IEP binder keeps, in date order: the current IEP, evaluations and test reports, progress reports and report cards, messages from school, your dated meeting notes and any discipline records. Bring it to every meeting. Every state has at least one free Parent Training and Information Center that can help.
Educational only. Not legal advice.
Download the free printable checklist (PDF)
One page, no email needed.
- The current IEP
- Evaluations and test reports
- Progress reports and report cards
- Messages from school
- Dated meeting notes
- Discipline records
Parent centers by state
- IEP disagreements: mediation, resolution sessions and due process
- Turning 3: moving from early intervention to an IEP
- Special education evaluation timeline: how long the school has to evaluate
- Free help with an IEP: the Parent Training and Information Center
- IEP transition planning: when it starts and what the state reports
IEP (special education plan): rules by state
How to keep these papers
Keep dated copies of the papers you already have in one place, and write the day something happened on the same day. KeepMyProof is a private phone app for that: folders with checklists, the day it happened next to the day you saved it, and one PDF of a folder when someone asks.
Coming soon to Google Play.
Questions
What goes in an IEP binder?
The current IEP and older ones, evaluations and test reports, progress reports and report cards, messages to and from school, your dated meeting notes, and any discipline records, each in date order.
Where can I get free help with an IEP?
Every state has at least one Parent Training and Information Center funded under federal law. The Center for Parent Information and Resources lists them by state. Find your parent center
How do I prepare for an IEP meeting?
Read the last IEP and progress reports, write your questions down beforehand, bring your binder, and take dated notes during the meeting. Ask for copies of anything the team shows you.
Should my child's name be on the binder?
Keep the binder private. When you share copies outside the school, share only what the reader needs. In KeepMyProof's samples the student is always called Sample student.
Educational only. Not legal advice.