For SPED teachers and case managers
IEP resources
Use practical checklists, templates, trackers, downloads, and state references. Start with the beginner path, or search by topic and narrow the results by your role and state.
Tell me what to do and how to do it
New to SPED? Follow this path in order.
Seven short stops take you from opening your first IEP to preparing for the annual review.
- 01IEP basicsLearn the core document, deadlines, acronyms, and responsibilities before you open your caseload.
- 02Read an IEPUse a five-stop reading order to find what matters without getting lost in a 25-page document.
- 03Understand accommodationsKnow the difference between accommodations and modifications and what classroom staff must implement.
- 04Write present levelsTurn evaluation results, observations, and classroom data into a clear PLAAFP statement.
- 05Write measurable goalsBuild goals from a baseline, observable skill, clear condition, and measurable mastery criterion.
- 06Monitor progressChoose the right data method, collection cadence, and decision rule for each goal.
- 07Prepare for annual reviewFollow the month-out, two-weeks-out, meeting-day, and follow-up sequence.
IEP resources
Practical tools, not a wall of articles.
Every item is a checklist, template, tracker, download, state reference, or task-focused guide for educator work.
Showing 12 recommended resources from 72 curated resources
- ChecklistIEP process
First-year SPED teacher checklist
A before-day-one, first-week, and first-month sequence for taking over a caseload without guessing what comes next.
Use checklist - GuideIEP process
How to read an IEP
A five-stop reading order for finding services, accommodations, goals, and staff responsibilities in a long document.
Open guide - ChecklistIEP process
Annual IEP review checklist
What to collect, draft, confirm, and send before, during, and after an annual review meeting.
Use checklist - TemplateIEP process
Teacher input form
Prompts classroom teachers can answer with observable performance, accommodation use, strengths, and concerns.
Open template - DownloadGoals
Measurable IEP goal writing sheet
A printable formula, goal-quality checks, and examples for drafting goals from a defensible baseline.
Download resource - GuideGoals
PLAAFP writing guide
Five required elements for turning evaluation results, observations, and classroom data into usable present levels.
Open guide - ChecklistCompliance
IEP compliance checklist
A component-by-component review of the document, required timelines, implementation details, and common file-review findings.
Use checklist - TrackerCompliance
IEP due-date tracker
The columns and start-by dates needed to manage annual reviews, reevaluations, evaluations, and transfer obligations.
Open tracker - GuideCase management
IEP caseload management system
A practical structure for deadlines, service delivery, meeting preparation, documentation, and weekly review across 20 or more students.
Open guide - TemplateCase management
IEP service log template
Seven fields for documenting delivered, missed, and made-up sessions while reconciling actual minutes against the service grid.
Open template - GuideClassroom
Accommodations versus modifications guide
A classroom-ready distinction between changing access and changing the learning expectation, with implementation examples.
Open guide - TemplateClassroom
IEP at-a-glance template
A one-page implementation summary for services, accommodations, goals, supports, safety information, and staff responsibilities.
Open template