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title: 'Video: 8 insider tips on navigating IEP meetings'
description: 'Hear from a teacher and a parent (both Understood editors) on what they learned navigating IEP meetings. '
slug: video-8-insider-tips-on-navigating-iep-meetings
published: '2019-08-05T15:54:45.146Z'
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lang: en
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# Video: 8 insider tips on navigating IEP meetings

Are you getting ready for an [IEP meeting](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/navigating-iep-meetings)? Are you nervous or wondering what to expect? You’re not alone.

Hear from two parents (one a former teacher), who are also on the Understood team, on what they wish they’d known before their IEP meetings. From who to bring to how to prepare, get inside tips from moms who’ve been in your shoes.

[![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/33B51A179E8C412F985FB7FD3064D473/3becf27d44d3a186cb6c9c69e67f5c35/122118_Video_From_the_Trenches_8_Insider_Tips_on_Navigating_IEP_Meetings.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/OuljSHMujEA)

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