Pillar Two

Special Education & Compliance

Written by someone still doing the paperwork. Karey Starr has spent 23+ years in special education classrooms in Rochester City School District — the documentation, the timelines, the meetings, and the students the system keeps overlooking.

Where this helps

IEP language that holds up

Measurable goals, present levels, and service pages written in language that survives a compliance review and still means something to the family reading it.

IDEA & FAPE compliance

Timeline tracking, evaluation and re-evaluation windows, prior written notice, and the documentation habits that keep every student's record clear, current, and easy for the next team member to pick up.

Progress monitoring

Data collection that fits a real teaching day — behavior tracking, goal probes, and summaries a family can genuinely understand and a team can act on together.

Transportation safety

General student transportation and special education transport compliance checklists, including CDL exemptions for small vehicles and medical-needs transport.

Early childhood curriculum

Practical guidance for Creative Curriculum® and GOLD® in early childhood special education classrooms, mapped to IEP goals rather than bolted on beside them.

Inclusive safety in the IEP

Building emergency, evacuation, and reunification supports directly into the IEP so the plan exists before the emergency does.

District services

What districts can hire Karey for

Engagements are scoped with the building or district team and delivered by a practitioner who is still carrying a caseload — so recommendations survive a real school week, not just a slide deck.

IEP & 504 documentation support

Sharpen the paperwork that carries the most legal and instructional weight.

Present levels and measurable goal language review
Service pages, accommodations, and prior written notice
Family-facing language that still meets compliance standards

IDEA / FAPE compliance review

A structured read of how a building or program is actually meeting its obligations.

Timeline, evaluation, and re-evaluation window checks
Documentation habits that keep the record clear for the next team who reads it
Written summary of gaps and prioritized action items

Progress-monitoring workflow setup

Data collection designed to fit a real teaching day, not a research study.

Goal probes and behavior tracking routines
Reusable templates and reporting cadence
Summaries a family can understand and a team can act on

Staff training on practice & paperwork

Half-day or full-day sessions for special education teams and paraprofessionals.

IEP writing and compliance documentation
Special education transportation considerations
Inclusive safety supports built into the IEP

Observation & instructional support

Support for administrators observing special education classrooms.

What effective specialized instruction looks like in practice
Evidence-based feedback language for special education settings
Optional pairing with the Vantage observation toolkit

Request special education support

Training days, compliance reviews, and workflow setup are quoted per engagement based on scope and building count. District licenses for the IDEA/FAPE Compliance Checklist and the Vantage observation toolkit are listed on the For Districts page.

Request special education support View district pricing

Tools and downloads

Printable checklists and trackers built for real caseloads.

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