Editorial standards
How CompliantIEP guides are researched and reviewed
Our goal is practical guidance that an educator can trace back to the rule or agency guidance behind it.
Primary sources first
Legal requirements and timelines are sourced to the electronic Code of Federal Regulations, the U.S. Department of Education, state statutes, or state education-agency publications. Commentary and vendor pages may provide context, but they do not substitute for a primary source when the guide states a rule.
Experience and authorship
Guides are written or reviewed by Mosab Abdallah, a former special education teacher and the founder of CompliantIEP. Classroom examples are clearly presented as examples and never as a replacement for an individualized decision by the student's IEP team.
Updates and corrections
Time-sensitive and state-specific pages are checked against their linked sources when updated. If a source changes or an error is identified, we revise the page rather than silently preserving an outdated deadline or requirement.
Important limitation
CompliantIEP provides educational information and drafting support, not legal advice. District policies, current state guidance, and the IEP team's professional judgment control the final document.