Getting the Most from an IEP Meeting By Ann Velaski Ann Velaski, MA, is a teacher of Deaf Education at the Laboratory School on the University of Northern Colorado campus, in Greeley. An IEP meeting can be a meaningful experience that empowers students and helps them learn something, too. Professionals and parents look at each other across a large table.
Someone yawns, struggling to look awake.
Another has a glazed look, lost in a fog of little-understood and even less appreciated information. If students are to be involved, preparation is required. Photos courtesy of Ann Velaski. Used well, an IEP meeting can be a learning experience for the student. IEP meetings can be a time of celebrating accomplishments, sharing current events, and looking at prospects for the future.