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As appropriate, students should also be involved in their IEP meetings. Current studies show that for the most part, only older students attend their own IEP meetings.

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Active Listening (Families and Students)

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Active Listening (Families and Students)

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Teachers examine how they may view students with disabilities or students from historically marginalized backgrounds with a deficit mindset. They should challenge these mindsets in reflection or conversation with others.

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Teachers should presume that all students, including those with IEPs are competent. I would argue that teachers should also presume parents as competent and caring.

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Often, teachers and administrators are pressed for time and do no sufficiently explain the IEP process or give families space to voice concern.

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Students and families should know about the legal process of an IEP and their rights PRIOR to entering the meeting. This could be an informal conversation or a "pre-meeting" with teachers and school staff.

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How parents are treated and consulted during the IEP process intersects with students families and identities. Often, families of students of color are overlooked, dismissed, or not included in the IEP process.

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According to two nation-wide studies, parents feel they have limited opportunities to change what is included in their child's IEP.

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Process Involves Large Amounts of Paperwork 

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Process Involves Large Amounts of Paperwork 

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Recognizing Students' Funds of Knowledge and Parents as Experts

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Recognizing Students' Funds of Knowledge and Parents as Experts

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Teachers should use parents as a resource to gain insight into their students. Parents have valuable information about their children. Additionally, teachers should employ culturally relevant pedagogy and involve familial/community funds of knowledge when possible.

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Positive Impact of Beginning of Year Surveys

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Positive Impact of Beginning of Year Surveys

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Parents, teachers, and administrators coming together to discuss student progress, needs, and goal. A collaborative process.

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Positive Impacts of Parent Involvement in Schools/IEP Process

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Positive Impacts of Parent Involvement in Schools/IEP Process