Articles & Guides
Guide to Special Education for Families and Education Advocates
The purpose of this guide is to provide special education information in an easy-to-understand manner to parents, education advocates, self-advocates, and other legal decision-makers of students with exceptionalities. Download/Open the...
Leading My IEP Meeting
This resource can help youth with disabilities prepare for taking the driver's seat in their IEP Meeting. Go to...
A Family Guide to the Use of Emergency Safety Intervention (Seclusion and Restraint) in Kansas
This resource reviews what is meant by "emergency safety intervention" and the various types, as well as other strategies for supporting students with behavior in the classroom. Go to...
A Family Guide to Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS)
This resource reviews the basic components of any MTSS process and includes questions you might want to ask your child’s school to learn more about their MTSS process. Also included are ways you can get involved in the process and what to do and where to go if you...
Checklist for IEP Preparation—Transition
This PDF checklist, adapted from Kansas State Department of Education, will walk you through all the aspects of IEP preparation to consider. Access...
IEP Monitoring Checklist
This checklist will help you ensure that the goals in your student's IEP's fit their needs. Go to...
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Checklist
This checklist will give you key considerations and questions to explore whether your student is in the least restrictive environment. Go to...
Annual Goals: Essential Elements
This resource discusses the elements that make up an annual goal in an Individualized Education Program. Go to...
Questions for Developing an Appropriate IEP
This resource lists questions to consider and ask while working with the IEP team to build an IEP that works for the student. Go to...
Understanding Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
This article, available in web and PDF format, gives an overview of what the term Least Restrictive Environment means and where it comes from. Read the...
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