Guidelines: Individual Education Program Planning Process
NDDPI

This resource was developed by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction to assist educators who are developing IEPs for students with disabilities.
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IEP Team Meeting Guide for Families
PROGRESS Center at American Institutes for Researc

You are the expert on your child and a critical member of the individualized education program (IEP) team. In this role, it is essential that you understand the IEP and its parts, why the IEP is important, and the valuable role you play in creating the IEP. This resource includes information to consider before, during, and after the IEP meeting.
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IEP Tip Sheet for Parents: An Overview of the IEP
PROGRESS Center at American Institutes for Researc

This tip sheet reviews the elements of the individualized education program (IEP) and the IEP development process.
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IEP Tip Sheet for Parents: The IEP Team
PROGRESS Center at American Institutes for Researc

This tip sheet reviews the members of the individualized education program (IEP) team and their roles.
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IEP Tip Sheet: Dates, Frequency, Location, and Duration of Services
PROGRESS Center at American Institutes for Researc

This tip sheet provides information about dates, frequency, location, and duration of services. It includes a brief summary of federal regulations and tips for implementation.
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IEP Tip Sheet: Explanation of Educational Setting
PROGRESS Center at American Institutes for Researc

This tip sheet introduces and briefly defines educational settings that promote access to and progress in general education programming and provides tips for implementation.
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IEP Tip Sheet: Measurable Annual Goals
PROGRESS Center at American Institutes for Researc

This tip sheet introduces information about developing measurable annual goals. It includes a brief summary of federal regulations and tips for implementation.
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IEP Tip Sheet: Measuring Progress Toward Annual Goals
PROGRESS Center at American Institutes for Researc

This tip sheet discusses measuring progress toward annual goals. It provides a brief summary of federal regulations and tips for implementation.
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IEP Tip Sheet: Overview of the Statement of Services & Aids
PROGRESS Center at American Institutes for Researc

This tip sheet introduces and provides an overview of the statement of special education, related services, supplementary aids and services, and program modifications that are part of the individualized education program (IEP). It also includes a brief summary of federal regulations and tips for implementation.
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IEP Tip Sheet: Participation in Assessment
PROGRESS Center at American Institutes for Researc

This tip sheet provides information about participation in assessment and accommodations for assessments. It includes a brief summary of federal regulations and tips for implementation.
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IEP Tip Sheet: PLAAFPs
PROGRESS Center at American Institutes for Researc

This tip sheet introduces the present levels of academic achievement and functional performance statement, or PLAAFP. It includes a brief summary of federal regulations and tips for implementation.
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IEP Tip Sheet: Transition Services
PROGRESS Center at American Institutes for Researc

This tip sheet introduces and briefly defines transition services.
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IEP Tip Sheet: What are Supplementary Aids & Services?
PROGRESS Center at American Institutes for Researc

This tip sheet introduces and briefly defines supplementary aids and services that promote access to and progress in general education programming and provides tips for implementation. This is one of four tip sheets in a collection of the statement of services and aids in the individualized education program. The overview tip sheet provides a summary of the complete statement.
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Individualized Education Program (IEP) Pocket Guide
Pathfinder Services of ND

This handy folded guide easily fits into a pocket, folder, or purse. It contains quick tips and information on Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) in North Dakota, including important terms and acronyms. The inside details the Components of the IEP.
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The Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Pathfinder Services of ND

This one sheet handout discusses the Individualized Education Program (IEP).
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The Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team
Pathfinder Services of ND

This one sheet handout from our Early Intervention series covers the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team.
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Tips for Engaging Your Child in the Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Pathfinder Services of ND

There are many benefits for students who actively participate in their IEP process. However, current research indicates that only 10% of students are actively engaged and take a leadership role in this process. For most students, this process can be overwhelming, but it is important that they are involved. This document offers tips to assist parents on how they can engage their children in the IEP process.
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Transition to the North Dakota Standards in English and Mathematics based on the Common Core State Standards: Tips and Considerations for Writing Standards- Based IEP Goals
NDDPI

This Q&A resource offers tips and considerations on writing standards-based IEP goals using the North Dakota state standards in English and Mathematics based on the North Dakota State Standards (NDSS).
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Transportation as a Related Service in the IEP
NDDPI

This informational paper from NDDPI provides information about Transportation as a Related Service in the IEP.
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Developing Your Child's IEP
CPIR

Your child's education is most likely an area of great interest to you. As a child with a disability, he or she may be eligible for special education services in school. If so, this guide can help you learn what you need to know. It explains the basics of the special education process and gives you information on how to be an effective partner with your child's school.
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IEP Boot Camp: Getting Ready for Your Child's IEP Meeting
Understood

Your child's next IEP meeting is scheduled. So how can you prepare for it? Use this collection of downloadable tips, tools and checklists to get organized.
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Requesting a Meeting to Review Your Child's IEP
CPIR

This short publication from CPIR comes from a much longer Parent's Guide that focuses on communicating with your child's school via letter writing. There are times when you, as a parent, may want to communicate in writing with your child's school about some problem or concern with your child's education or well-being.
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Transition Goals in the IEP
CPIR

A significant aspect of the IDEA law's requirements relate to including transition-related goals and statements in the IEPs of students preparing for life after high school. This article from CPIR takes a much closer look at the kind of information you might include in a student's IEP as part of transition planning.
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When the IEP Team Meets
CPIR

This article describes how the IEP meeting is scheduled, who comes, and the special factors that team members must consider when writing an IEP.
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Building an Individualized Education Program (IEP) Part 1: The Bricks and Mortar of the IEP Process
Pathfinder Services of ND

Building an Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a two part webinar series for parents and professionals who are participating in the IEP planning process. This webinar series will provide the basic tools to build an IEP that will ensure that an individual with a disability will have an appropriate educational program to accommodate their unique needs. Part 1, The Bricks and Mortar of the IEP Process, will provide parents and professionals information relating to key IEP timelines, the qualifications of individuals required to attend the IEP meeting, and ideas to assist in getting ready for the IEP meeting.
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Building an Individualized Education Program (IEP) Part 2: Individualized Education Program (IEP): The Blueprint
Pathfinder Services of ND

Building an Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a two part webinar series for parents and professionals who are participating in the IEP planning process. This webinar series will provide the basic tools to build an IEP that will ensure that an individual with a disability will have an appropriate educational program to accommodate their unique needs. Part 2, Individualized Education Program (IEP): The Blueprint, provides an overview of the purposes of the IEP planning process, including a description of the main components of a comprehensive IEP.
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Individualized Education Program (IEP) - Pathfinder Shortcuts Webinar
Pathfinder Services of ND

Individualized Education Program (IEP) is part of our Pathfinder Shortcuts webinar series. The webinars in this series are designed to be short (under 10 minutes) overviews of different topics for those who want an introduction to a topic, a summary of important details, or a quick refresher. This PSND Shortcut is a quick overview of the Individualized Education Program (IEP).
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Student Led Individualized Education Program
Pathfinder Services of ND

This webinar provides an overview of how students with disabilities can become more involved in the their education with a Student Led Individualized Education Program, or SLIEP.
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