Field Notes

Field notes from the work of showing up — case statements, terrain reports, and the craft of ethical persuasion, from the Academy.

Method note · July 27, 2026
The IEP Meeting That Goes Well
A verbal promise is not an accommodation. One sentence to say in the room, plus what you can actually ask for before and after.
Most people prepare for the ambush. Five specialists on one side of the table, a thirty-five page document you are seeing for the first time, terms nobody defines, a clock, a signature page sliding…