Emergency IEP Meeting Prep

YOUR IEP MEETING GAME PLAN
Prepared for: [Your child's name] | Emergency IEP Meeting | [Meeting date]
Parent: [Your name] | School: [Your child's school]

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AGENDA ITEMS TO RAISE
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[ ] The specific incident or change driving this meeting (incident, regression, service interruption, life event).
[ ] The data: incident reports, behavior records, progress data showing regression, dates of missed services, provider documentation.
[ ] Immediate safety or stability concerns and what the team can do today to address them.
[ ] Proposed IEP revisions to address the situation: services, supports, BIP, communication plan.
[ ] If services have been missed: a compensatory-services plan to make them up.
[ ] Documentation in Prior Written Notice and a written meeting summary within 5 business days.

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QUESTIONS TO ASK
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[ ] What does the school's incident or service-tracking data show?
[ ] Has [Your child's name] received every service in the IEP since [Date]? If not, when did the gap start, and why?
[ ] What is the team's plan for the next [school week / month] to stabilize?
[ ] Does the team agree the situation warrants IEP revisions today, not at the next annual review?
[ ] If services were missed: what compensatory plan is the team proposing?
[ ] When will the team meet again to confirm the new plan is working?

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TALKING POINTS
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[ ] "Under 34 CFR 300.324(b)(1)(ii), the team must review and revise the IEP whenever there is a lack of expected progress or other matters that warrant it. We're past 'wait and see.'"
[ ] "The data showing the urgency: [specific incidents / data points]. I need the team to treat this as an IEP-level issue, not a behavior-management issue."
[ ] "If services were missed, I'm asking for a written compensatory-services plan with specific make-up sessions, not vague commitments."
[ ] "I want everything decided today in Prior Written Notice under 34 CFR 300.503, plus a meeting summary within 5 business days."

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YOUR RIGHTS IN THIS MEETING
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[ ] Under 34 CFR 300.324(b)(1)(ii), the IEP team must review and revise the IEP as appropriate to address any lack of expected progress, the results of any reevaluation, and other matters.
[ ] Under 34 CFR 300.324(b)(1), parents can request additional IEP meetings at any time outside the annual review cycle.
[ ] Under 34 CFR 300.503, every team decision (proposal or refusal) must be documented in Prior Written Notice.
[ ] Compensatory services are an established remedy when the school has failed to deliver services as written, recognized by federal courts (e.g., Reid v. District of Columbia).
[ ] Under 34 CFR 300.321(a)(6), I can bring an advocate or other person with knowledge of my child to an emergency meeting.
[ ] Under 34 CFR 300.502, if I disagree with the district's evaluation, I have the right to an Independent Educational Evaluation at public expense.

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THINGS TO BRING
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[ ] Incident reports, photographs, or communications related to the urgent issue.
[ ] Behavior data, progress data showing regression, or attendance records showing missed services.
[ ] Provider letters describing the urgency (pediatrician, therapist, behavior analyst).
[ ] A written summary of the situation and the specific IEP changes you are requesting.
[ ] A written compensatory-services request, with calculated minutes of services missed.
[ ] An advocate or trusted second person to take notes and witness the meeting.