What IEP Path is — and isn't

A self-help tool

IEP Path explains special-education documents in plain language, keeps track of dates, and helps you draft letters and questions. It is a self-help and document-preparation tool.

You stay in charge of every decision. Nothing happens — no letter is sent, no request is made — unless you do it yourself.

We are not a law firm

IEP Path is not a law firm, and no one here is your lawyer. Using the app does not create an attorney-client relationship.

We do not represent families before schools or courts, we do not negotiate on your behalf, we do not attend meetings or hearings for you, and we do not file anything in your name.

Information is not advice

We share general legal information: what federal special-education law says, what rights parents usually have, and what a solid plan tends to include.

Legal advice is different — it is a professional telling you what you, specifically, should do in your specific situation. We do not do that, and the app is not built to do that.

AI can make mistakes

Parts of this app use AI to read documents and draft text. AI sometimes misreads, skips something, or sounds confident while being wrong.

Treat every AI output as a draft. Check it against your actual documents — and your own knowledge of your child — before you act on it.

About the deadlines we show

Deadlines are computed by code from the dates in your plan, using published rules — they are never invented by AI. Each one shows the rule it follows and the date it was counted from.

They can still be off: rules vary by state, school calendars shift, and the dates in your plan may be incomplete. Confirm any deadline that matters with the school, in writing, before relying on it.

Letters are drafts until you send them

Every letter the app prepares is a draft for you to review, edit, and send in your own name. Read every line, change anything that doesn't sound like you, and send only what you mean.

Where rights answers come from

Answers about your rights cite a curated, human-reviewed library of federal special-education sources. If there is no citation to back a statement, the assistant is built not to make it.

Even with citations, those answers describe the law in general — not how the law applies to your family's specific case.

When to bring in a person

Some situations call for real advice or representation: a refused evaluation, a denied service you believe is required, retaliation, or a dispute heading toward mediation or a due-process hearing.

For those, contact your state's Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) — free help for families — a special-education advocate, or a special-education attorney. The app will point you the same way when it spots one of these situations.

No promised outcomes

Clear letters and good preparation genuinely help. But we cannot promise that a school will agree, respond on time, or change a decision — and we don't.

Questions

If anything on this page is unclear, ask us before relying on the app. We would rather answer a question early than have you depend on something we never promised.