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Write the IEP in a way that if you were the parent you would want to read it.

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Let them know what their child does well!

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Let them know what their child does well!

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In evaluation meetings I will start by saying that in this meeting you are going to hear about a lot of things that your child cannot do. You need to know that you have wonderful child that can do lots of things, but our system requires us to document what we they can't do.

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If a parent is adament for something that I can provide quickly or easily (more minutes per week, some paperwork filled out, a certain goal, etc.) then I speak my piece if I disagree, but in the end I'll allow it. It's not worth the battle for the relationship.

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Call or email parent 1 week after meeting just to check in to see if what was talked about in the meeting is still the best plan

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There is also love.

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Thank you for sharing your child with us.

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I worked with a teacher who ended every meeting telling parents, "thank you for sharing your child with us." and I loved that!

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Taking time to find out what are the parents thoughts not just at the IEP. Educators feel pressured to get through the IEP paperwork, and jump righ into that as a formality and sometimes miss the opportunity to connect.

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I try to step back. What is it the parent wants/needs for their child? Where are they coming from? How can I bridge between what the team was 'offering' and what the parent wants/needs for their child. The common ground is the child and their needs.

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Consider when you have witnessed or experienced a Fight, Flight, or Freeze response during an IEP meeting?                                         Share strategies you have used before, during, and after IEP meetings to reduce the sense of "survival mode" and increase human connection? 

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Consider when you have witnessed or experienced a Fight, Flight, or Freeze response during an IEP meeting?                                         Share strategies you have used before, during, and after IEP meetings to reduce the sense of "survival mode" and increase human connection? 