Walk in with the exact sentence.
Pick what the school tends to say. Prebrief shows you what to say back, calmly, so it goes in the notes.
When the school says
“We don't have the resources for that.”
You say
- “I hear that. Can we get both the request and the reason for the no written into the notes?”
- “What would need to be true for that to be possible: funding, an assessment, something else?”
- “If not now, then when can we revisit it? Can we put a date on it?”
You are not arguing with the no. You are recording it, asking what would change it, and putting a date on it.
For parents of neurodivergent kids in IEP, IPP, ISP and LSP meetings, written by someone who sat on the other side of the table.
114-page PDF, instant download. 30-day refund by email, no form. For parents of neurodivergent kids in IEP, IPP, ISP and LSP meetings.
I’m not a parent. I should say that first.
I spent years inside the systems your child’s school connects to: children’s services, then mental health navigation in Alberta, including individualized program planning. I sat in the meetings where one or two family members face six professionals who all know each other by first name. The parent always knew what their kid needed. They just couldn’t find the words fast enough in a room moving at the professionals’ pace.
Prebrief is the language and the structure. You bring the love and the knowledge of your child. If it doesn’t make you walk in more prepared, email me and I’ll refund you. No form, no questions. The longer version, and why I built it.
Jared Ohman, Sherwood Park, Alberta
Sound familiar?
- You walk out of meetings feeling like the school spoke a language designed to keep you out.
- You write the same accommodation request three times and still get told they’ll see what they can do.
- You watch your kid mask through another year because nobody wrote it down right.
The pattern repeats every year. It is not your imagination, and it is not you.
The toolkit was built for
Parents of kids with ADHD, autism, anxiety, dyslexia, dysgraphia, sensory processing or executive function challenges
First-time IEP or IPP parents who don't know what they don't know
Veteran parents tired of re-fighting the same fights every review
US (IEP, IDEA, 504) and Canadian (IPP, ISP, LSP, Ontario IEP and IPRC) systems
What’s in the 114 pages.
Six kinds of thing, every one written for the moment you actually need it. Three real pages are below so you can judge the writing before you pay for it.
- Pre-meeting prep checklists
- Separate lists for the US (IEP and IDEA), Alberta (IPP, ISP, LSP) and Ontario (IEP and IPRC). What to send two weeks out, what to bring, what to ask for first.
- An accommodations language bank
- Specific, written, measurable wording by category: sensory, executive function, social and emotional, academic, behaviour, communication, testing. Copy what fits your kid.
- Email templates for every stage
- Pre-meeting requests, follow-ups, amendment requests and escalation. Bracketed placeholders, then send.
- In-meeting scripts
- Opening the meeting, pushing back without burning the relationship, the "I need to think about it" close, and a crisis script. Each one with why it works.
- Rights summary and escalation ladder
- IDEA in the US, provincial standards in Canada. What they owe you, where to escalate, and when to find a lawyer.
- Glossary and printables
- Educationese decoded (FAPE, LRE, BIP, FBA, PWN), plus a communication log, a goal tracker and a one-page meeting prep sheet to print and bring.
Pages 45, 81 and 95 of the toolkit, unedited. Tap a page to read it at full size.
Not ready to buy? Start free.
The Parking-Lot Script is twelve exact sentences for the five minutes before you walk in. It is free, and it is on this site, with no email wall.
Take it into the car.
Get the one-page printable and a 4-minute voice memo by email, for the parking lot.
No spam. A few short, practical emails over a week, then you decide.
One toolkit. Two ways to add to it.
Lifetime updates on the toolkit. 30-day refund on every tier, by email, no questions.
Prebrief Toolkit
The 114-page toolkit. Yours forever.
$47 CAD, one time
- 114-page PDF, instant download
- Pre-meeting checklists for the US, Alberta and Ontario
- An accommodations language bank, organized by need
- Email templates and in-meeting scripts for every stage
- Rights summary, red flags and an escalation ladder
- A plain-English glossary and printable trackers
- Lifetime updates
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Prebrief Co-Pilot
AI co-pilot for the harder moments.
$19 CAD a month
7-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
- Everything in the Toolkit
- Prep me for a meeting workflow
- Draft a response workflow (3 variants)
- Translate educationese workflow
Prebrief Bundle
Best valueToolkit plus first month of Co-Pilot free.
$77 CAD, one time
- Everything in the Toolkit
- First month of Co-Pilot free
- Difficult Conversations ebook ($27 value)
- $16 less than buying the three separately
For the moments a template can’t cover.
The Co-Pilot is an AI assistant built on the toolkit’s own scripts and the Canadian and US frameworks. It reads what you paste and hands you a draft. It does not train on your documents, and uploads delete after seven days.
$19 CAD a month, 7-day free trial, cancel by email.
- Prep me for a meeting
- Paste the plan and the last few emails. Get a one-page briefing, five questions to ask, and the red flags to watch for.
- Draft a response
- Paste the school’s email. Choose firm, collaborative or escalating. Get three drafts, each with the reasoning, so you pick the tone, not the tool.
- Translate this
- Paste the educationese. Get plain English, what they are actually saying, and what to ask back.
Free, before you buy anything.
What to say when the school says…
- “We don't have the resources for that.”
- “We don't think your child qualifies.”
- “We'll see what we can do.”
- “Can you sign this today?”
- “That's just how the plan is written.”
- “We're running short on time, let's move on.”
- “Let's give it a bit more time and see how the year goes.”
Guides for Canadian parents
- IPP vs IEP: A Plain-English Guide for Canadian Parents6 min read
- How to Prepare for an IPP Meeting in Alberta7 min read
- What Alberta Schools Can and Can’t Do in an IPP Meeting7 min read
- IEP and IPP Accommodations for ADHD: The List Canadian Parents Actually Use8 min read
- The School Isn't Following the IPP: What to Do in Alberta7 min read
- How to Get an IEP in Ontario: The IPRC Process, Explained for Parents8 min read
- The Parking-Lot Script, in fullTwelve sentences, 3 min read, no email wall
Questions parents actually ask.
Missing one? Email hello@prebrief.help.
Ready when you are.
The 114-page toolkit, instant download, lifetime updates. 30-day refund by email.
$47 CAD, one time