b'The strategies will assist LEA reps to effectively: Fulfill their roles and responsibilities as the IEP meetings process leader in support of the Teams content leaders.Ensure that all IEP Team members, including parents, are provided the opportunity for meaningful participation and input into decision-making.Use visual aids, checklists and other strategies to help prepare for and guide IEP meeting process, keeping it on track, and ensuring that it remains properly focused on relevant data regarding the individual students educational needs.Use communication and conflict prevention and management strategies to respond to difficult behaviors and conversations that may occur during meetings.Assist IEP Teams in reaching consensus in decision-making and to appropriately respond when consensus cannot be reached.Ensure that organized, efficient and legally compliant IEP Team meetings occur. It is the LEArn & LEAd goal that participants walk away with immediate strategies for improving their IEP meetings with the knowledge and skills to support collaboration between parents and school staff in making legally defensible decisions, while also avoiding misunderstandings, distrust and anxiety that can often lead to special education legal disputes.Mastering the ArtDoes it really matter what you write in an IEP? A strong,October 1, 20256No of IEP Writing:meaningful IEP leads to more effective and targeted8:30am-3:30pmcharge support and services for the unique needs of students.Face-To-Face Onlyin Creating Plans That Drive StudentIncreasing a focus on student strengths, speciallyORregion; Growthdesigned instruction, and meaningful goals, in turn$35supports student agency and independence. How? ThisFebruary 25, 2026out of regionTarget Audience:course is designed for teachers that are developing IEP8:30am-3:30pm Special Educationwriting skills and who need a thorough review of eachFace-To-Face Only Teacherssection of the IEP. The course elements will provide compliant practices for IEP writing and guidance on how to create IEPs that support student engagement and progress, as well as weaving student strengths, specially designed instruction, and SMART goals in the document. This course is designed for teachers who are developing their IEP writing skills and need a thorough review of each section of the IEP. Participants will explore compliant practices for writing high-quality IEPs and learn how to create documents that truly reflect student needs and support their engagement and academic progress. The course will guide educators in weaving student strengths, specially designed instruction, and SMART goals into the ~ 44'