At the very least, the meeting should include you ... your child's progress can be assessed each year. The IEP will also identify the special education and services your child will receive.

5 things parents should know about special education, from a local advocate ... records and data that will be discussed at upcoming IEP meetings, so that you can review them beforehand.

Special education is designed to ensure students ... Parents can always ask for another IEP team meeting to discuss any concerns, and they can bring anyone to those meetings, DPI documents say.

They make a determination at that meeting whether a child ... outside of the IEP process. Read more from ADAP: Special Education in Alabama – A Right, Not a Favor What if the school system ...