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Evidence-Based AI for Special Education, IEP Writing, Progress Monitoring and Caseload Management

Playground IEP drafts from the student's real documents, links every statement to its source, and runs the caseload, the meetings and the progress data.

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Monday, September 14 · 164 students on your caseloadHappy Monday, Jenna
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IEP CopilotAI tools for every step of the IEP
ChatIEPChat with any student's documents
Progress MonitoringLog notes and track goal progress
StudentGradeService / categoryCase managerActionsSchool
MRMaya R.001265IEP SLDJenna ColeActions ▾Maplewood Elementary
DKDiego K.000928504 Other Health ImpairmentMarcus HaleActions ▾Riverside Middle School
ADAmara D.000353IEP Autism Spectrum DisorderDana WhitfieldActions ▾Maplewood Elementary
LBLeo B.0014711IEP Speech or Language ImpairmentOwen CarverActions ▾Summit High School
PNPriya N.000032IEP Speech or Language ImpairmentErin VasquezActions ▾Maplewood Elementary
EJEmily J.0010810504 Visual ImpairmentRuth AlvarezActions ▾Summit High School
Upcoming deadlinesThis week
MRMaya R.Annual IEPin 3 days
LBLeo B.Draft dueToday
DKDiego K.Re-evaluation12 days
MR
Maya R.Grade 5 · Maplewood Elementary
IEPSLD3 goals
Goal progress72%
Your whole caseload, one screenEvery student, service and deadline for the district, the school or just your list.
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IEP Copilot/ PLAAFP Writer / Maya R.12documents
Maya R. · PLAAFP · Draft
Reading — Fluency
Evidence base
1Psychoeducational Evaluation2Benchmark Diagnostic3Current IEP4Work Samples5Parent Email6Progress Report + Probe Log7Teacher Input8FBA / BIP

Maya's oral reading fluency on Grade 4 passages measured 91 words per minute as of 03/20, compared to a Grade 5 benchmark of 1396 — a gap of about 48 wcpm. Growth has been positive: from 76 wcpm in November to 91 in March6, with three of the last four probes above the aim line. Her teacher notes that when directions are read aloud, “she participates fully.”7

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3 of 3 claims grounded in your sources
Each statement was checked against your documents and notes. Click any underlined sentence to see the evidence it draws from.
The draft says
“…91 words per minute as of 03/20, compared to a Grade 5 benchmark of 139…”
draws from
“Probe 03/20 · Grade 4 passage · 91 wcpm · 96% accuracy · above aim line. District benchmark (Grade 5): 139 wcpm.”
6IEP Progress Report + Probe Log.pdf
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Build the rest of the IEPfrom this PLAAFP
1GoalsDrafted from present levelsReady
2AccommodationsMatched to the evaluationAfter goals
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12 of 13 sections drafted1 needs your input
The whole PLAAFP, section by sectionPLAAFP Writer works through all 13 sections, tells you which ones still need you, and sets up the goals next.
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ChatIEP/ Maya R.12documents included
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In context12 docs
PDFCurrent IEP.pdf
DOCTeacher input.docx
PDFPsychoeducational eval.pdf
Your chatsHistory
MRTesting accommodationsMaya R.Today
DKBehavior goalsDiego K.Tue
ADParent input summaryAmara D.Mon
Ask anything about a studentPick a student, choose which documents to include and ask in plain language. The history stays in your chats.
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Progress Monitoring/ Log note✦ Auto-Write My Note
MRMaya R.· Goal 1 · Reading fluency03/20
● Expected progressSome progressNo progressGoal complete
Recent progress · Goal 1
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Maya R.6 notes · last today
DK
Diego K.5 notes · last Tue
AD
Amara D.4 notes · 2 wks ago
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Quarterly progress report readyWritten from 6 logged notes · RP3
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Goal 1 · Reading fluencywcpm
Maya R.Aim line+15 since Nov
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Quarterly report readyWritten from 6 logged notes
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Today's note becomes the reportLog progress in seconds; reports and assessments are written from what you already logged.
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Meeting Scheduler164 students ready to schedule · 18 meetings scheduled
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StudentProvidersDeadlinesIEP draft dueTeacher surveysMeeting date
Maya R.Gr 5 · Jenna ColeSPAnnual Sep 12 · 2 days overdue● Due Sep 52 of 4Schedule
Diego K.Gr 8 · Marcus HaleRe-eval Oct 21✓ Done Aug 25Send surveysOct 7Annual review
Amara D.Gr 3 · Dana WhitfieldOTAnnual Jun 29 · 77 days overdue● Due Jun 16Send surveysDraft
Leo B.Gr 11 · Owen CarverAnnual Jul 1● In progress0 of 1Schedule
Priya N.Gr 2 · Erin VasquezRe-eval Feb 17● Due Jan 91 of 3Jan 22Re-evaluation
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Sep 22 · Maya R. · Annual IEP · 3:30 pm
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Teacher surveys sent3 of 3 teachers invited
The paperwork side, in one calendarAnnual and re-eval deadlines, draft due dates, teacher surveys and meetings, with overdue visible.

How the evidence works

From the student's file to a sourced draft.

Nothing starts from a blank page, and nothing is invented. Four steps, and you can check every one of them.

01

Drop in the student's file

Evaluations, prior IEPs, work samples, parent emails. Each file lands in the right category.

02

Get a draft written from it

Each section is drafted from those documents. Where the file is thin, the draft asks you instead of guessing.

03

Check any line

Click an underlined sentence and see the exact passage it draws from. Re-verify the whole draft whenever you want.

04

Explain it to the family

Turn a finished section into a parent-friendly summary or meeting talking points. Nothing is final until you save it.

IEP Copilot

Twenty-one tools. Four jobs. One student file.

Every tool starts from the student's documents, so you never paste the same history twice.

8 tools

Create the IEP.

Present levels, goals, evaluations and plans, drafted from the file.

  • PLAAFP Writer
  • Goal Writer
  • Evaluation Report Writer
  • FBA & BIP Writer
  • Meeting Agenda Creator
  • Conversation Prep Coach
  • Voice Notes
  • Scan to Text

4 tools

Check compliance.

Audit the IEP against IDEA before anyone else does.

  • IEP Audit
  • Prior Written Notice
  • File Review
  • Transition Planning

6 tools

Support instruction.

Turn the plan into what happens in class tomorrow.

  • Lesson Plan Generator
  • MTSS Intervention Plan
  • Interventions Coach
  • Social Story Generator
  • Text Leveler
  • Translation Tool

3 tools

Measure progress.

Assessments and writing analysis that show where a student is, not just a score.

  • Progress Report Generator
  • Assessment Generator
  • Writing Sample Analyzer

Safe by design

Nothing is invented. Everything is checked. You decide.

AI in special education has to hold up in an IEP meeting. So every draft shows its sources, every gap is flagged, and nothing is saved until you say so. These are commitments, not settings.

01

One student, one file

Documents and drafts stay linked to the student they belong to, so nothing from one child's file ends up in another's.

02

You approve every section

Edit, refresh or reject any part. Nothing reaches the record until you save it.

03

Only the right people

Roles decide who edits and who views. Providers see only the students they're attached to.

04

Private by contract

Student data stays private and is never used to train AI models. Every district's DPA puts it in writing.

Your district will ask where student data goes. The DPA answers in writing.

Review and sign the DPA

Built for the whole team

Same student, same file, a different job.

Case managers, service providers and district admins see the caseload they need, with the permissions they should have.

My students 14

Case managers and teachers: draft present levels, goals and BIPs from the student's file, log progress in seconds, and send a one-page snapshot to the gen-ed teacher.

From educators

What changes when the paperwork stops eating the day.

Case managers, teachers and district leaders, in their own words.

  • “Where has Playground been my whole life?” — Morgan T., 10th Grade Math Teacher
  • “People outside of special education don't realize what a beast it is to schedule IEP meetings and how long it takes to do special education clerical work. If you can free up time to focus on the kids than focusing on paperwork, it makes a huge difference. It took us weeks to build excel and data tracking tools just to do our job. Playground solves that problem instantly.” — Diana W., Director of Special Education
  • “It’s heaven. It’s beautiful.” — Lance P., 5th Grade Teacher
  • “If I didn’t have Playground, I don’t know what I would’ve done. Playground kept us organized and compliant. I’m scared to think about what life would be life without it.” — Tiffany S., Case Manager
  • “Playground IEP has been the best thing that has happened to the special education department. It makes communicating information throughout the school way easier and allows us to service the kids in a more effective way.” — Shannon M., Case Manager
  • “Our special education team is truly grateful for the impact Playground IEP has had on our daily operations. This platform has revolutionized how we collaborate and share information, enhancing our ability to provide top-notch education for every student.” — Sarah D., Middle School Vice Principal at Logan Middle School
  • “PlaygroundIEP has revolutionized the way I create and manage individualized education programs. The user-friendly interface and comprehensive features have made the process seamless.” — Michael W., Assistant Principal at Hyde Park Middle School

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FAQ

Questions teachers actually ask.

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  • Nope. Playground IEP works next to the IEP software you already use. It replaces the spreadsheets you keep for your caseload and adds AI that works from each student's own documents.

  • Yes. FBA & BIP Writer drafts both from observation data and the rest of the student's file, and Social Story Generator helps you prepare a student for what's coming.

  • Voice Notes turns what you say into a note, and Scan to Text turns a photo of a paper page into text you can use in a draft.

  • Yes. Upload Caseload brings your students in one go. Then drop everything you have into each student's file and it gets sorted into the right category.

  • Translation Tool turns what you write into another language, so summaries and letters reach the family in a language they read.

  • Transition Planning is one of the IEP Copilot tools, with a check against Indicator 13 so the plan holds up when it's reviewed.

  • Conversation Prep Coach helps you plan what to say and how to answer the hard questions, and Meeting Agenda Creator puts the meeting on one page.

  • They've been part of Playground from day one, and they keep you company while things load. They don't write IEPs. You do.

Less paperwork. More playground.

Bring one student's file and see what comes back.

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