2.6 Conducting Your Own IEP Meeting

Assignment 2.6—Conducting Your Own IEP Meeting

Purpose:  It is important to be able to communicate needs to others in your life.  At school this can be done through the IEP process.  Remember this is YOUR plan. Conducting your own IEP meeting is an excellent way to practice self-advocacy skills. There are many ways you can engage in a student led IEP meeting.

Instructions: Meet with your Special Education Case Manager to identify when your Annual IEP is due.  Follow the steps below. 

Work with your case manager to use the resources out of TIG’s Self-Advocacy Guidance Suite in the Student-Led IEP section, Self-Directed Career and College IEP Guide or another resource to plan for your IEP/PTP Meeting. 

Steps to Conducting Own IEP/PTP Meeting

Step 1   

Meet with your IEP Case Manager to identify when your Annual IEP meeting is due. 

Step 2

Decide who you will invite to the IEP meeting.  You want to invite individuals who know of your disability, skills and those who may be of assistance to you in the future. 

Examples:    Teachers, parents/family members, school psychologist, IEP coordinator, school counselor, speech therapist, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) counselor, disability specialist or other agency personnel or community person supporting you.

Step 3

Write a letter of invitation to those you would like to invite to your IEP meeting.  

You may want to send a personal letter that could go out with the school’s invitations to your IEP meeting. (See sample in Resources for Assignment 2.6) 

Step 5

Prepare the agenda for the meeting ---   Use the sample agenda in Resources in Assignment 2.6.

Step 6 

Meet with your case manager and review your current IEP, PTP and ACP.  Use the WiTransition App to gather information that will describe your current strengths and preferences and help you set next steps and goals. Share the WiTransition App survey with your teachers, family and IEP Team, this will help guide your postsecondary transition goals conversation.

Decide on your role in the IEP/PTP meeting and how you will participate and communicate your information.  Use examples from the TIG Self-Advocacy Suite.

Step 6

Practice what you plan to say at the IEP meeting.   Use the TIG Self-Advocacy Guidance Student Led Section or WiTransition App or the Application of Self-Advocacy Principles (ASAP) to guide this practice.

Step 7

Conduct the meeting in an organized fashion keeping to the agenda items.