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Cover card on a deep espresso ground with clay-rose accents: the title The Parent Concerns Statement above the subtitle How to write the one part of the IEP process that is yours, and make it count, with the tagline Your words, written so the team can use them., The Parent Edge wordmark, and an Instant Digital Download stamp.

Meetings & Prep

The Parent Concerns Statement

How to write the one part of the IEP process that is yours, and make it count

$14

44 pages · Instant PDF

Backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee.

What’s inside

  • The two things that wear the same name: what the team must do, and what your state's form shows
  • The path your words travel: present levels, goals, services, with a published two-thirds finding
  • The six-part anatomy of a concern that moves, with before-and-after rewrites
  • The statement builder worksheet and a fill-in model statement, start to finish
  • The two weeks around the meeting: when to send, who gets it, what to ask in the room
  • A fill-in follow-up letter and the three levers, in order
  • The mid-year levers, the dispute ladder at parent altitude, and the concerns log
  • The whole method on one page

About this guide

The email says: send over any concerns before the meeting. Nothing tells you what that document should contain, how long it should be, or what happens to it after you hit send. This guide does.

The IEP Team is required to consider the concerns of the parents when it writes your child's program (34 CFR 300.324). You are the only person at the table who can supply them. Across 44 illustrated pages, this guide teaches you to write concerns a team can act on: the six parts of a usable concern (dated, placed, observable, sized, tied to learning, with what has been tried), how a concern becomes a present-levels line and then a goal or a service, the one-page statement method, when to send it and how to use it in the room, and the three record levers when your words come back paraphrased or missing (the attachment ask, Prior Written Notice on a refused request, and the FERPA statement right). Every legal claim carries its citation in the sentence where you read it.

Before you buy

When do I get it?

The download link appears the moment checkout completes, and the same link is emailed to you, so you have a copy either way.

What do I need to open it?

One PDF, 44 pages. Any free PDF reader opens it on a phone, tablet, or computer, and it is laid out for standard US Letter paper if you would rather print it.

Are the letters and worksheets fillable?

The letter templates use bracketed fields you replace with your own details, and the worksheets are built to be printed and filled in by hand. If you would rather stay on screen, most PDF apps, including the free readers, let you type anywhere on a page with their comment or fill and sign tools.

Will this work in my state?

Federal law is the backbone of every guide, and it applies in every state. Where states are allowed to differ, the guide says so plainly, and a state number appears only when it has been verified against that state's own rules, with the citation printed beside it. Every guide is date-stamped with its version and review date, so you can see how current it is.

What if it is not what I needed?

Every guide is backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee. Email [email protected] within 30 days of buying and you get a full refund. The full guarantee explains how it works.

How was this guide made?

Various tools, including AI tools, were utilized by the shop owner to help in research and the creation of this guide.

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