2. Preparing for Your Next Meeting
This activity aims to help students prepare for their IEP meeting.

Watch
Student Led IEP Meeting (3:20)
Now that you’ve got the key IEP terms down, it’s time to step up and take charge in your planning meetings! This video will show you how student-led IEP meetings work and exactly how you fit into the process. Think of this as a chance to use your voice to make sure your needs and goals are front and center. Even though we’re focusing on IEP meetings now, you’ll find that these self-advocacy skills can help you take charge in any planning meeting. Let’s dive in and start shaping the future you want!

Discuss
Now that you’ve learned about student-led planning meetings, let’s put this knowledge into action. Below you will find lots of different tools that you can use in future meetings. Regardless of the type of meeting, being able to communicate your preferences, interests, needs, and strengths, and advocate for future goals will help your team design a plan centered around you and your unique needs. Let’s explore some options that can help you prepare to join, share, or even lead your next planning meeting.
[Note to Instructors: There are 4 options for students to use for their next meeting. In Ohio, many different organizations are using Charting the LifeCourse Tools to help families and students plan for a good life. The focus of Options 1, 2, and 3 will come from Charting the LifeCourse Portfolio for Exploring resource. The different tools that can be used are the One-Page Description (Option 1), the Integrated Support Star (Option 2), and the Life Trajectory (Option 3). You may have already used some of these tools in previous lessons, which is great. It is important to know that there are no right or wrong ways to use these tools and resources, but really a platform for people to start talking about a goal, task, or activity.
Option 4 is a student-led PowerPoint template to let students organize their thoughts and ideas for their next planning meeting. This option includes prompts in a PowerPoint or worksheet, so feel free to use what best fits the student.]