There are several Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools that can save you time with special education due process paperwork. Some that I have reviewed and are safe to use include Magic School AI, Brisk, Playground IEP, and Lessi.ai.
Playground IEP has an array of amazing tools to help with due process paperwork, including a great way to track data and run progress reports, create goals, PLAAFPS, evaluations, and much more. Plus you can create custom instructional materials specific to students on your caseload whose information is uploaded into Playground IEP.
The Chrome extension Brisk is not only great for creating materials for classroom lessons, it will also create goals and objectives with ideas for measuring those goals and objectives. From the Brisk menu, you choose Create and then choose IEP Goal Plan.
MagicSchool AI helps with several due process tasks including an IEP Generator, Accommodation Suggestions, Support Goal Creator, Behavior Intervention Suggestions, and BIP Generator. MagicSchool has a new customize tool feature, that gets you closer to getting results that meet your district’s specific requirements for writing IEPs and other paperwork.
Lessi.ai is AI and software combined to answer the toughest due process questions, based on your own school district’s guidelines. You can use Lessi to create custom instructional materials for your specific students, based on their IEP goals, accommodations, and learning needs. Student facing materials are all closed captioned and available as ePub and braille files.
These tools all have free versions that you can log into right away. Some have free trials that expire, but others you can use a subset of tools free forever.
As with any AI tools, but especially for these, your results from the tools should be considered a draft and need to be revised.
AI Tools for Due Process Comparison
An interactive, highly accessible comparison guide matching Lessi.ai, MagicSchool AI, Brisk Teaching, and Playground IEP across primary features, workflows, pricing, and student privacy.
| Feature Group / Metric | Lessi.ai | MagicSchool AI | Brisk Teaching | Playground IEP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Focus | Special Education & MTSS-aligned instructional planning and structured material generation. | General teacher productivity, administrative assistance, and versatile lesson planning templates. | Real-time workflow integration (grading, writing inspection, slide creation, and leveling) inside browser tools. | Special Education IEP caseload organization, tracking student progress, and compliant IEP drafting. |
| Platform Type | Web-based interactive workspace (independent workspace – no browser extension required). | Web-based suite / Portal featuring a broad library of focused tools and chat assistants. | Chrome / Edge browser extension operating directly on Docs, Slides, Classroom, and online textbooks. | Web-based caseload platform with dashboard analytics and calendar integrations. |
| IEP & MTSS Workflow | High. Extracts objectives, accommodations, and levels directly from uploaded documents to immediately auto-generate aligned content. | Moderate. Includes dedicated tools for IEP/504 suggestion generators but relies mostly on individual teacher prompts. | Moderate. Focuses on instant classroom accommodation generation, translating, and adjusting text levels on the fly. | Extremely High. Dedicated IEP Copilot, Snapshots for team coordination, IEP goal trackers, and meeting organizers. |
| Accessibility of Program and Outputs |
WebAIM WAVE Score: 9/10 Unique Capability: Outputs materials natively in Standard, Caption-First, Screen-Reader, or Braille-Ready templates. |
WebAIM WAVE Score: 10/10 Standard text outputs requiring manual export or adjustment for custom accessibility formats. |
WebAIM WAVE Score: varies according to where you use the extension. Formats directly within browser workflows, offering text-to-speech friendliness and multiple language choices. |
WebAIM WAVE Score: 7/10 Instructional outputs available to download as PDF. |
| Key Differentiation Tool | Goal-aligned lesson templates, scaffolded worksheets, and targeted progress checkpoints built dynamically together. | Vast tool collection (70+) including text levelers, diagnostic tools, IEP generator, and Choice Boards. | One-click slider to adjust reading levels, translate 50+ languages, and auto-produce presentations/quizzes. | Goal tracking dashboard utilizing AI to process unstructured teacher daily notes into formal periodic summaries. |
| Feedback & Analytics | Tracks student mastery relative to specific IEP objectives and MTSS frameworks. | Focuses on customized rubrics and diagnostic formative assessment suggestions generated through templates. | Outstanding: “Glow & Grow” feedback directly in Google Docs, batch feedback across folders, and replayable writing-process timeline. | Progress monitoring visualization mapping goal acquisition, compliance metrics, and caseload health stats. |
| Privacy & FERPA Compliance | Secure Microsoft Azure framework. Data is isolated by district. Signs DPAs. Data is never used to train external LLMs. | Dedicated school privacy pledge. FERPA/COPPA compliant. No advertising. Standard district privacy agreements. | Rated 93% by Common Sense Privacy (exceptional rating). Signs DPAs, offers enterprise control dashboard for districts. | Highly secure compliance layer explicitly designed to host confidential special-ed data. Encrypted and FERPA aligned. |
| Pricing / Licenses | Free Tier Available Unlimited workflows for single teacher accounts. Custom pricing model for schools/districts. |
Free Tier Available Basic usage is free. Plus accounts available starting at $11.99/mo. Custom district quotes. |
Free Tier Available Free extension has 20+ core features. Premium (school/district wide integrations) custom-priced. |
Free Tier Available Single caseload starting at $12/month. Tailored subscription models for teams, schools, and districts. |
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