Hope4Families

Parents sit in IEP meetings every day without knowing the legal rights they hold. From requesting a meeting at any time to signing in partial agreement, here are five rights under IDEA that every parent and guardian should understand and start using today.

Your child is in fifth grade, can't read grade-level text, and shuts down during silent reading. You've raised it at SST three times and keep hearing 'they'll catch up.' You don't need the school's permission to request a special education evaluation. Here's how to do it and what to expect.

If your child's school wants to reduce or remove IEP services, they can't do it with a hallway comment or a mid-year phone call. Every service decision must happen at a formal IEP meeting, backed by measurable data, with you at the table. Here's how to protect your child's services.