IEP Meeting Prep Checklist
Walk into the IEP meeting with your data ready
Tell Beacon the meeting type and what you are recommending. It builds your prep sheet: present levels in plain wording, the data behind each goal, and language for a recommendation a family may push back on.
How it works
- 1.Pick the meeting. Annual review, eligibility, re-evaluation, or a placement change you are bringing.
- 2.Name what you are recommending. Goals, service minutes, placement, or a change the family has not heard yet.
- 3.Get your prep sheet. Present levels, the data behind each recommendation, and wording for the part that is hard to say.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I prepare for an IEP meeting as the teacher or provider?
- Have present levels written before the day, the progress data that supports each proposed goal, and a plain sentence for every recommendation you expect to be questioned on. Beacon turns your notes into that sheet.
- How do I write present levels that hold up?
- Tie every statement to a data point with a date, describe what the student does rather than what they fail to do, and make the baseline measurable against the goal you are proposing.
- How do I deliver a recommendation a family will not want to hear?
- Lead with what the data shows, name the recommendation plainly once, and give the reasoning rather than the conclusion alone. Beacon drafts that wording and will not soften it into something you did not mean.
- What jargon should I translate for the room?
- Anything a family would have to look up: service minutes, present levels, benchmarks, least restrictive environment. Beacon gives you one usable sentence for each piece likely to come up.
- Is it free and do I need an account?
- You can build one prep sheet free with no account. A free account gives you one per tool, Standard gives 3 a month, and Plus or Annual is unlimited.