The Student-Driven IEP
10 Step Guide
What I Need to Do to Drive My IEP Meeting in 10 Easy Steps
1. Begin By Greeting Everyone and Stating Purpose of the Meeting.
"Welcome to my meeting. Today we are going to plan my program for the next year."
Introduce Yourself and others.
2. Introduce Yourself and Others.
"My name is________ and I am a student at ______."
"I'd like to introduce _______."
OR
"Please introduce yourselves."
3. Identify Your Post-School Goals.
"When I finish high school, I want to _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________."
"Any questions or comments?"
4. Review How You Have Been Doing in School.
"Things that have worked well for me this year are _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________."
"Things that have not worked very well for me are_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________."
5. Request Input From Others in the Meeting.
"Does anyone want to comment on how my school program has been going?"
NOTE TO STUDENT: Ask questions if you don't understand something that is said.
6. Identify Your Goals for This Year.
"This year in school I want to_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________."
"Any comments or questions?"
7. Identify the Supports You Need to be Successful
"For me to be successful in school this year, I need ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________."
"Any comments or questions?"
8.Summarize Your Goals.
"In summary, my future plans are to _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________?"
"For me to make progress toward these goals, I will do these things this year." _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
9. Review Support Needs and Finalize Program
"The things that need to be in my program to help me succeed are _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________."
Does anyone have anything they want to say about my program?"
NOTE TO STUDENT: Discuss differences and agree on the final program.
10. Conclude Meeting
"Thank you all for coming to my meeting."
"This year I am going to work hard to accomplish my goals."
"I appreciate your help."