by Alison Stone | Jun 11, 2026 | Advocacy
An IEP in Arizona is reviewed at least once a year (the annual IEP review), reevaluated at least every three years (the triennial reevaluation), and can be reopened at any time at your written request as a parent. Federal IDEA sets the floor on these timelines, and...
by Alison Stone | Jun 11, 2026 | Advocacy
A 504 plan in Arizona is a written plan of accommodations for a student whose disability substantially limits a major life activity but who does not require specially designed instruction. 504 plans are required under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of...
by Alison Stone | Jun 4, 2026 | Advocacy
The Arizona Department of Education is rolling out a standardized IEP template across school districts statewide as part of a multi-year effort to improve consistency and quality of special education programs. Until now, every Arizona district has used its own IEP...
by Alison Stone | Jun 4, 2026 | Advocacy
Summer is the quietest stretch of the special education year, and the most valuable. Between the end-of-year IEP and the back-to-school season, you have eight to ten weeks where the school is largely off the clock, your child is not in the daily grind of school, and...
by Alison Stone | May 11, 2026 | Advocacy
You already know that the first few weeks of a school year set the tone. If your child’s IEP is being implemented from day one, with the right supports in place and a team that understands the plan, the year starts from a position of strength. If there is...
by Alison Stone | May 11, 2026 | Advocacy
The anger comes through even in the emails I get from parents about this. “The school said my child’s IEP was no longer needed and offered a 504 plan instead. They made it sound like a step forward. Now I realize we lost services.” Or the opposite:...
