My Voice, My Plan: Student-Led IEP & Self-Determination Goal-Setting Portfolio

Help students use their voice at their IEP meeting. My Voice, My Plan is a student portfolio for self-advocacy and goal setting. Students learn about themselves, set goals for school, work, and living, and practice leading parts of their own IEP meeting. Pages are written at about a 3rd to 5th grade reading level with lots of check boxes, so every student can take part.

What's included (25 student pages)

• Portfolio cover page
• All About Me
• My Strengths (strength word bank)
• Things That Are Hard + What Helps
• My Preferences: School and Learning, and Work and Life
• Accommodations That Help Me (16-item checklist) + Talking About My Accommodations
• My Disability and Me (optional page; students choose what to share)
• My Dreams for the Future
• My School Goal, My Work Goal, and My Living Goal (goal frame + steps)
• My Support Team
• Getting Ready for My IEP Meeting checklist
• Student-Led IEP Script (2 pages, fill-in)
• 8 talking-point cards to hold during the meeting
• Practice My Script log + self-check
• After My IEP Meeting: Reflection
• Goal trackers (monthly + weekly)
• "I Can Advocate" checklist (use as a pre/post measure)
• Ask for What I Need scripts
• Self-Advocacy certificate

For teachers: a how-to guide with a 4–6 week timeline, support tips, and a Participation Ladder with observation notes and an IEP goal idea.

Great for special education teachers, case managers, transition coordinators, Pre-ETS self-advocacy instruction, and families.

Please note: Single classroom license. © L&S Consulting.

Original L&S Consulting resource. Digital download, for use by one teacher or provider. Questions: info@lsconsultingmn.com