EmbraceIEP vs SEIS

EmbraceIEP is paid web software for school districts and cooperatives managing special-education documentation and IEP processes. Founded in 1999, it provides state-specific fields, alerts, reminder emails and due-date reminders for compliance tracking. A goal builder prompts for timeframe, behavior, condition and criterion when staff formulate SMART goals. Users can run built-in compliance reports, modify them or save custom reports. Multiple people can edit different fields of one IEP form simultaneously. The optional Parent Portal lets districts share IEP and 504 documents during meetings and collect electronic signatures; it is described as a free addition. Documents can be translated into dozens of languages without charge, with customizable translations. LDAP and SAML single sign-on are supported, alongside listed student-information-system connections through SFTP or API. Pricing follows a district-specific proposal after a free demonstration and depends on student population. Text fields are limited to 65,000 characters.

SEIS is a web-based system for managing IEPs and special education records. It supports IEP writing, special education data management, CALPADS reporting, and service tracking. Forms use information from the Student Record, while a built-in utility flags CALPADS errors during the IEP affirm process. Providers can record service delivery, and an optional Medi-Cal billing feature sends service information to Medi-Cal for Interim Reimbursement. District SIS integrations sync data with SEIS and update it nightly. BeyondSST supports recording and sharing SST and 504 interventions, observations, and meetings. Student IEP history moves with students transferring within the SEIS network. The system is managed by CEDR Systems, a department of the San Joaquin County Office of Education, and reports use by 115 SELPAs and more than 1,500 LEAs or school districts in California. Supported environments are Windows 10 build 2004 or later, Windows 11, and macOS 12 or later. Pricing is on request.