SPED Start Academy

Walk into every meeting calm, prepared, and ready to advocate.

Courses, IEP/ARD scripts, and tools for SPED teachers, made by a teacher with 15+ years in the classroom.



Made for the teacher who does it all.

Whether you are a brand-new case manager, an alt-cert teacher in your first year, or a veteran heading into IEP (ARD) season, these tools help you stay organized, document with confidence, and keep families on your team. Every resource is created by a special education teacher with 15+ years of experience, and built to save you time so you can spend more of it with your students. Designed for classrooms in every state.



Start with a free tool (or three)

Behavior strategy menus, an alt-cert job search guide, and a 30-day starter plan for new SPED teachers. All three are free.


Start Free

Teacher Quick Reference Toolkit · $0


Strategy menus for the six most common classroom behaviors, plus trusted resources. A simple first step for any classroom.

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Before You Apply: Alt-Cert Job Search Guide · $0

Interview prep, what campuses look for, and how to land your first SPED job.

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ALT-CERT Transition: 30-Day Starter Toolkit · $0

Your first 30 days in SPED, mapped out step by step.

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Most Popular

ARD/IEP Deliberations Toolkit · $15


Full ARD script, add-ons for Dyslexia, OHI/ADHD, and ED, REED and MDR scripts, and a glossary. Choose the Elementary (PK-5) or Secondary (6-12 + Transition) edition.

Elementary → Secondary →

Best Value

The Complete Toolkit · $39


35 printable, fillable tools for IEPs, data, behavior, meetings, and families, plus a 7-week self-paced workbook. 93 pages in one download, plus a free video library. Also in paperback on Amazon.

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Now in Paperback

The Complete New SPED Teacher Toolkit, in print

Prefer pen and paper? The toolkit you love is now a 150-page printed workbook. It has large, easy-to-read pages and room to write on every tool, so you can keep it on your desk and bring it to meetings.

35 tools for IEPs, data, behavior, meetings, and families

A 7-week self-paced workbook with answer key

Write-in pages, so nothing to print

$49.99 on Amazon

Get the Workbook on Amazon →

New here? Start with the Complete Toolkit

35 printable, fillable tools for IEPs, data, behavior, meetings, and families, plus a 7-week self-paced workbook and a free video library. 93 pages for $39. Prefer print? Get the workbook in paperback on Amazon.

Our Mission

To equip every educator to lead with clarity, confidence, and care, so every child is seen, heard, and served well.

"I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made."
Psalm 139:14

Thank you for the work you do. It matters more than you know.