EmbraceIEP
EmbraceIEP helps school districts create special education documentation and manage IEP processes under state and federal requirements.
What EmbraceIEP is
EmbraceIEP helps school districts create special education documentation and manage IEP processes under state and federal requirements. State-specific required fields, alerts, reminder emails, and due-date reminders help staff track forms and timelines. Its goal builder prompts staff for a timeframe, behavior, condition, and criterion when formulating SMART goals. Multiple users can work on different fields of one IEP form at the same time. Districts can run built-in compliance reports, modify them, or create and save custom reports. The optional Parent Portal lets districts share IEP and 504 documents during meetings and collect electronic signatures; it is a free addition to EmbraceIEP and Embrace504. Documents can be translated into dozens of languages without charge, with translations customizable. The web product supports LDAP and SAML single sign-on and connections to listed student information systems through SFTP or API. Embrace says it encrypts data in transit and at rest and has completed a third-party SOC 2 audit. Pricing is provided in a district-specific proposal after a free demonstration, and costs depend on student population.
Good
- State-specific fields and reminders support deadline tracking.
- Multiple users can edit different IEP fields simultaneously.
- Custom compliance reports can be saved.
- Parent Portal includes electronic signatures.
- Document translations are available without charge.
Watch out
- Pricing is supplied on request.
- There is no free trial.
- Text fields are limited to 65,000 characters.
- Implementation generally takes 2–4 weeks.
Who it suits
EmbraceIEP is aimed at school districts and cooperatives managing special education documentation and IEP timelines. It may fit districts that need shared editing, compliance reporting, and optional parent document access.
Verdict
EmbraceIEP brings documentation, goal writing, collaboration, and compliance reporting into a district-focused web product. Districts should request a proposal and account for student-population-based pricing and implementation needs.
Plans and prices
From EmbraceIEP's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| EmbraceIEP | Priced on request | Unlimited users and buildings · software cost based on student population · customizations may cost extra · Pricing and terms provided in a district-specific proposal after a free demonstration. |
The facts
Each one read from EmbraceIEP's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Collaboration
- Multiple users can work on different fields of the same IEP form at the same time.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Compliance tools
- State-specific required fields, alerts, reminder emails, and due-date reminders help track forms and IEP timelines.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Data handling
- Embrace says it will not sell, rent, transfer, disclose, or distribute personal or student data without prior written consent.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Goal builder
- The built-in goal builder uses timeframe, behavior, condition, and criterion prompts to help staff formulate SMART goals.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Implementation
- The company says implementation generally lasts 2–4 weeks, depending on district data availability and training availability.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- The product supports LDAP and SAML single sign-on, and the company says it works with Infinite Campus, PowerSchool, eSchool, TylerSIS, Jupiter Ed, TeacherEase, and Skyward through SFTP or API connections.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- Embrace describes its customers as school districts and cooperatives, ranging from a few hundred to over 80,000 students.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Limits
- Text fields are limited to 65,000 characters, and software costs are based on student population.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Parent access
- The optional Parent Portal lets districts share IEP and 504 documents during meetings and collect electronic signatures; the page says it is a free addition to EmbraceIEP and Embrace504.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- EmbraceIEP helps school districts create state- and federally compliant special education documentation and manage IEP processes.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Reporting
- Users can run built-in compliance reports, modify reports, or create and save custom reports for themselves or their district.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Security
- Embrace says it encrypts data in transit and at rest, uses physically and geographically secure U.S. data centers, and has completed a third-party SOC 2 audit.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Support
- Live Customer Success Specialists answer calls and emails Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. CST, with after-hours support also available.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Translations
- Embrace says users can translate documents into dozens of languages free of charge and customize the translations.checked 7 Oct 2001
The company
- Company history
- Embrace says it was founded in 1999 as A+ IEPs Database Design Studio and joined the Everway family in 2024.checked 7 Oct 2001
- Founded
- 1999checked 28 Sep 2001
- Headquarters
- Troy, Illinois, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2001
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