Seven live online classes that walk you through special education in the order Texas schools build your child's Individualized Education Program (IEP), from asking for testing to the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) meeting. Tuesdays, January 19 to March 2, 2027.
Join the WaitlistA short video you can watch anytime. What an IEP is, the key words you will hear, and a map of the whole path from first concern to the ARD meeting. Join the waitlist and we will send it to you as soon as it is ready.
Founding cohort prices. Pay in full, or split it into 3 payments.
Payment plans: Payment 1 at registration, then January 15 and February 15, 2027. Register after January 15 and Payments 1 and 2 are both due at registration.
Both cohorts learn the same classes. You learn with the same families each week, which helps the group build trust.
A good fit if you can join on a lunch break.
A good fit after dinner and bedtime.
If you cannot make your class one week, you may ask to visit the other cohort's class that same week. Text or email us at least 24 hours ahead. We approve visits when a seat is open, up to 2 per series.
Before your first class, you may ask to move to the other cohort if there is space. After that, your cohort stays the same for the whole series.
We follow one fictional student, Jordan, from a first concern all the way to the ARD meeting.
How to ask the school to test your child, why you put it in writing, and what the school must do next.
What the evaluation looks at, how eligibility is decided, and how to read the report like an advocate.
The Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP) section, and why every other part of the IEP is built on it.
The four parts of a measurable goal, how to spot a weak one, and how progress should be reported to you.
What specially designed instruction and related services look like, and the difference between changing how your child learns and what your child learns.
How placement decisions are made, why general education comes first, and how behavior supports fit into the IEP.
Who attends, what to do if you disagree, and a practice ARD meeting so the real one feels familiar.
Join from anywhere in Texas. No driving across town. All you need is a device and internet.
No one records any class, and AI note-takers are not admitted. Ask your real questions without worry.
Every class comes with a one-page handout, a fill-in tool for your own child, and one action step for the week.
Bring your own child's documents and work through them in a small group of up to 6 parents. Offered after Classes 2, 3, 4, and 5, at noon or 7:30 pm. Open to families in either cohort.
Only need one topic? Join one live class at the cohort time you choose, while seats remain.
Full refund until 48 hours before your series starts: noon Sunday, January 17 for the 7-Class Series, and noon Sunday, January 24 for the 6-Class Series. After that, you get credit toward a future class.
Each cohort needs at least 5 families. If one does not fill, we tell you at least 7 days before your first class. You choose the other cohort or a full refund.
Classes are not recorded. If you miss one, we send you that week's handout, tool, and action step so you can keep going.
A small number of free seats are offered each cohort, mostly through our partners. Ask us about them.
Classes are education, not individual advocacy. We are not attorneys and do not provide legal advice.
We will email you the moment registration opens, before we announce it anywhere else. No payment now and no commitment.