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The IEP Process: Parent Concerns – How to Keep Your Concerns Front and Center in an IEP Meeting

From Special Education in Five Minutes · Hosted by David Poeschl

2026-07-27·303

Episode summary

In this episode of Special Education in Five Minutes: Parent concerns should be noted at every IEP meeting. However, parents are often unprepared when asked what their concerns are regarding their child’s IEP. This is a mistake.

Original publisher description

Parent concerns should be noted at every IEP meeting. However, parents are often unprepared when asked what their concerns are regarding their child’s IEP. This is a mistake. A well-prepared parent concerns statement can formalize what a parent is worried or in disagreement about. This makes it incumbent upon the district to respond to the…