Teachers can meet to discuss and even devise a draft IEP, as long as they don't make final decisions. Teachers can also share a draft IEP with the student's parents, as long as they present it as an option. Giving parents the opportunity to review and respond to this information before the meeting can save a tremendous amount of time. In some districts, teachers are actually required to meet ahead of time with the parents. As a result, during the actual IEP meeting, teachers and parents have an opportunity to focus on the substance of the student's program, rather than the details of the IEP form.
Some teachers believe they have to write a goal for every single class the student is taking.
You only have to write goals for need areas. If a student's difficulties are only in reading, you don't need to write math goals. Or if a student has behavioral problems, it may not be necessary to write academic goals and objectives. Also, the entire curriculum does not need to be reflected in the goals you end up writing. All you need to do is touch on the major benchmarks.