What To Bring To An IEP Meeting

Before you go to an IEP meeting, the motto from Boy Scouts should apply as well in this situation: ALWAYS BE PREPARED!

“What?” you say to this outrageous statement. Mark my words; this isn’t an ordinary meeting, but an IEP meeting which means something else entirely.


Top Ten Things To Bring To An IEP Meeting

1- Never go alone, bring an advocate or better yet, a special education lawyer. (Let them deal with these idiots for a change.)

2- Have an agenda of what you want covered during the IEP and a list of responses (laws, data, tests, etc.) that support your position(s). You can also use teacher and parent observations, report cards, books and papers, doctor suggestions, teacher and parent notes to each other, child’s classroom and homework papers, etc. to back up what you want. (Yes, I watch a lot of Judge Judy.)

3- Be sure to wear your “BITE ME!” t-shirt.

4- Make sure your Red Ryder BB gun is fully loaded and hide it under your coat. It will surely help you get your “point” across much better than mere words and idle threats from your spouse.

5- Don’t forget your


Wear silly head gear to distract said “educators” so you can get what you want in the IEP. (In other words so you can give them the shaft like they have done to your child.)


6- Bring a bouncer so when the IEP team gets rather aggressive he can remove them.




7- Don’t forget your “That was easy” Staples button that you can hit when each suggestion you have is approved by the IEP team.




8- Bring your “That was stupid” button that you can hit when the IEP team says something stupid.




9- Don’t forget to bring your stress relievers for those “stressful” moments.




10- Last, but not least . . . . what would you bring to an IEP meeting? We are dying to find out! LOL!