Handout #7

teacher’s guide: setting up

the iep meeting

Before the Meeting, I…

Call all team members to make sure that they can attend meeting

Team members include:

parents, teachers, related services providers, school psychologist, school district representative,
disability services coordinator, family support specialist

Provide extra pens for note taking

Make enough copies of the IEP draft for each person attending the meeting

Set up a meeting space with enough adult sized chairs for each person attending

Encourage team members to sit around the table to set up a collaborative atmosphere
for parents and teaching staff

Let people know where the bathrooms are

Ensure transportation is available for the family

Ensure child care is available for the child and their siblings

Place photos of the child and art work they have done around the meeting space

After the Meeting, I…

Collect contact numbers as needed in case questions arise or schedules change

Thank all those in attendance and walk with the family to the door

Make sure the family has a copy of the IEP draft

Check in with family to see how the meeting went

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