IEP (special education plan)

Turning 3: moving from early intervention to an IEP

Turning 3: moving from early intervention to an IEP: facts from official sources for 43 states and DC. Each state page links to every source and shows the date we checked it. Rules change, so check each official source below, and ask a lawyer licensed in your state about your situation.

Educational only. Not legal advice.

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Oregon
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

IEP binder for parents: the full guide · 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.

• The current IEP
• Evaluations and test reports
• Progress reports and report cards
• Messages from school
• Dated meeting notes
• Discipline records

Download the free printable checklist (PDF)

One page, no email needed.

Coming soon to Google Play.