A Place to Begin
Special Education Timeline Resource
Calendarios para la educación especial en California (Spanish) | الجداول الزمنية للتربية الخاصة في كاليفورنيا (Arabic) | Lịch Trình Giáo Dục Đặc Biệt tại California (Vietnamese) | 加利福尼亚州特殊教育 时间表 (Mandarin) 
Fact Sheet This course is a part of a series created by Progress Center covering the legal foundations of laws supporting students with disabilities.
Online Module
Cómo entender las diferencias entre Plan de Servicio Familiar Individualizado (IFSP) y Programa de Educación Individualizado (IEP) (Spanish) | استيعاب الفوارق بين خطة خدمة الأسرة الفردية )Individualized Family Service Plan, IFSP( وبرنامج التعليم الفردي )Individualized Education Program, IEP (Arabic) | Hiểu Sự Khác Biệt Giữa Kế Hoạch Dịch Vụ Gia Đình Cá Nhân (Individualized Family Service Plan, IFSP) và Chương Trình Giáo Dục Cá Nhân (Individualized Education Program, IEP) (Vietnamese) | 了解两种计划的区别 个性化家庭服务计划 (Individualized Family Service Plan, IFSP) 与个性化教育计划 (Individualized Education Program, IEP) (Mandarin)
Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet This collection of self-paced courses covers the legal foundations of laws supporting students with disabilities. The collection includes courses that explain the difference between civil rights and funding laws, different laws impacting students with disabilities including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the relationship between state and federal laws, primary sources of the law in the United States, the impact of the role and levels of the adjudicative source of law, the history of IDEA, the major parts of IDEA, and more.
Online Module This module addresses the importance of engaging the families of students with disabilities in their child’s education. It highlights some of the key factors that affect these families and outlines some practical ways to build relationships and create opportunities for involvement (est. completion time: 1 hour).
Online Module A visioning tool for school teams to dream of what meaningful participation in the IEP journey looks like.
Tools Sample survey to share with your families to gather preferred communication methods.
Tools Use this year-at-a-glance calendar for IEP planning and create a snapshot for the whole year!
Tools Ensure compliance with IEP timelines with this 60-day calendar, which can be customized to your school calendar.
Tools Utilize one these calendar templates to manage weekly, monthly or yearly time-sensitive task, due dates, etc.
Tools Ensure clear communication, document interactions and foster a collaborative partnership with families using this communication log.
Tools Reach out to families and fellow educators using this survey template to gain valuable input when coordinating your IEPs meeting.
Tools Customize this "save the date" and/or "reminder cards" for your upcoming IEP meeting(s).
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