Spot reduced IEP services and rehearse school pushback with ChatGPT
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Preparing for an IEP meeting, parent Yessenia Salomon uploaded the child's IEP to ChatGPT and asked it to break down the current services and compare them with last year's. It flagged services that had been reduced, something Salomon hadn't caught yet. Next, ChatGPT played a school administrator objecting to Salomon's requests; the objections 'matched almost word-for-word' the pushback from last year's meeting. In a new chat, Salomon asked for responses as the parent, citing IDEA, FAPE and Florida law. Salomon notes AI can make mistakes with citations, so every one gets double-checked.
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Here's my child's current IEP and last year's. Break down the current services and compare them to last year's: what was promised, what changed, and what was reduced. Pretend you're the school administrator. These parent requests go against policy. We don't have staff. We don't have funding. How would you object?
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Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about the details below and wait for my answers. Once I've answered, confirm the plan in one line and run the whole task start to finish. Goal: Help me prepare for my child's IEP meeting: compare this year's plan with last year's, and rehearse the conversation. Questions to ask me first: - What do I most want from this meeting? - Do I have both this year's and last year's IEP, and any recent progress reports? - What pushback have I heard from the school before? Inputs (fill in or confirm): - Current IEP, with my child's name, ID numbers and other identifying details removed: [CURRENT IEP] - Last year's IEP, redacted the same way: [PREVIOUS IEP] - My requests: [REQUESTS] - Past objections from the school: [OBJECTIONS] Rules: - Compare services side by side: type, minutes or frequency, setting and provider, and flag every reduction or removal. - Quote the exact IEP wording for each change. - When I ask for the school's likely objections, keep them realistic and professional. - If you mention any law or rule, name the specific section so I can look it up, and remind me to verify it; never invent a citation. - This is preparation, not legal advice. Checkpoint: Show me the comparison table before we role-play anything. If you get stuck: If the documents are unclear or a service isn't listed in one year, say so instead of assuming it was dropped. Verify before you finish: Re-check every number and quote in the comparison against the documents, and list any citations I still need to verify. Output: A comparison table, a list of changes to ask about, likely objections with calm responses, and citations to check. Done when: I walk into the meeting knowing what changed and how I'll respond.
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https://www.thespectruminfohub.com/p/there-s-no-shame-in-enlisting-chatgpt-into-the-team
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