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Plain-English guides for IEP & IPP meetings
No jargon, no American advice that doesn't quite fit. Practical prep for parents walking into a school meeting for a neurodivergent kid.
Understanding the system
IPP vs IEP: A Plain-English Guide for Canadian Parents
IPP, ISP, LSP and IEP are the same kind of school support plan. Provinces and divisions just use different names. A plain-English guide for Canadian parents on how the systems differ, and why the legal weight is not the same as in the US.
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Before the meeting
How to Prepare for an IPP Meeting in Alberta
A step-by-step guide for Alberta parents preparing for a child’s IPP, ISP or LSP meeting: what to do two weeks out, what to bring, and the one move that matters most.
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Knowing your leverage
What Alberta Schools Can and Can’t Do in an IPP Meeting
An honest, plain-language guide for Alberta parents: what schools must do, what they choose to do, and the “no code, no support” myth that isn’t true. IPP, ISP and LSP.
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Building the plan
IEP and IPP Accommodations for ADHD: The List Canadian Parents Actually Use
Accommodations for ADHD sorted by what they are for, each written to pass the Tuesday test (who does it, how often), with the Alberta, Ontario and BC notes. IEP, IPP, ISP and LSP.
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When the plan is not the classroom
The School Isn't Following the IPP: What to Do in Alberta
What to do when the IPP, ISP or LSP is signed but not happening in the classroom: the three buckets, the email to the teacher, the principal, the division, and what a missed deadline means in Alberta.
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Ontario
How to Get an IEP in Ontario: The IPRC Process, Explained for Parents
The two doors into an Ontario IEP, what an IPRC is and decides, the letter to write to the principal, the 30 school days that matter, and how to appeal. Plain English from Regulation 181/98.
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