Bright Path Education Services helps California school districts and charter schools use AI safely in special education — without triggering IDEA due-process violations. Credentialed. Certified. Ready now.
Special education teachers are using ChatGPT, Claude, and other tools to draft IEPs, behavior plans, and progress reports — without training, policy, or compliance review. The risk to districts is real.
More than half of special education teachers are using AI tools to draft IEPs — without district approval, training, or awareness of IDEA compliance risks.
70% of school systems have no AI policy in place. Generic AI content in IEPs can trigger due-process complaints and federal compliance violations under IDEA.
California's CDE model AI policy is expected July 2026. Districts that act now will be prepared. Districts that wait will be scrambling — and exposed.
IDEA due-process complaints, OCR investigations, and district liability from AI-generated IEP errors can result in significant legal and financial exposure.
We offer a clear, tiered path from assessment to full governance — with credentials no other firm in California can match.
A comprehensive review of how AI is currently being used in your special education workflows, IEP development, and compliance processes — with a written risk report and recommendations.
$12,000 – $15,000Half-day or multi-cohort professional development for special education teams, child study teams, and school leaders. Covers IDEA requirements, AI risks, safe tool selection, and policy rollout.
$2,800 / half-day · $12,000–$25,000 / cohortEnd-to-end design of your district's special education AI governance framework — policy, procedures, staff training, vendor vetting, and implementation support. Board-ready deliverables included.
$40,000 – $60,000Evidence-based literacy coaching and reading intervention programs led by a Reading Recovery–certified specialist. Designed for Title I and ELO-P funded programs.
$9,000 – $20,000 / semesterHigh-impact professional development workshops helping educators understand, adopt, and responsibly use AI tools across subject areas and grade levels. Includes custom video series option.
$2,500 – $10,000 / workshopDirect support for overwhelmed child study teams — LDT-C consulting, assessment review, IEP documentation support, and compliance guidance. Available as retainer or per-project.
Contact for pricingNo other firm in the LA market combines deep special education certification with AI expertise. That combination is our edge — and your district's protection.
30+ years in special education, literacy coaching, and teacher development. New Jersey Teacher of the Year. State-level reading coach for the NJ Department of Education. Reading Recovery certified. Her Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultant (LDT-C) certification — held by fewer than 5% of education consultants — positions Bright Path as the credentialed authority on AI and IEP compliance.
Former Director of Program Success at Gradient Learning, managing 100+ national school partnerships and a $2.1M budget. Anthropic-certified AI practitioner. Teach For America and Citizen Schools alum with congressional-level advocacy experience. Currently consulting on AI adoption, organizational strategy, and educational technology. Krista brings the systems, partnerships, and AI fluency that turn expertise into scalable programs.
Before larger consulting firms recognize the special education AI compliance niche, Bright Path is positioned to own it. We're the only credentialed team in California at this intersection — and we're moving now.
Districts that act in the next 60 days will have board-ready policy before the model guidance drops. Districts that wait will be reacting instead of leading.
Schedule a Consultation →We work directly with decision-makers — no RFP required for professional services engagements.
Start with a free 30-minute consultation. We'll walk through your current AI exposure and what a compliance path looks like for your district.
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