Easy-to-use special education software, created specifically for Texas
Built by special education professionals and paired with superior customer support, EmbraceSE® software provides educators with powerful IEP, ARD, and Evaluation tools that save time while keeping your district compliant.
99% customer retention rate
1,100+ districts across 8 states manage special education with Embrace®. We serve districts ranging from hundreds to over 80,000 students, all with the same level of support. Best of all, this support is available to all staff members, not just pre-defined contacts.
All-in-one special education software that makes your work easier
Enjoy automatic monitoring of ARD timelines, built-in compliance features, powerful custom reporting, real-time translation of form and user-entered text (included for free), easy student transfers, and live Customer Service Specialists to answer your questions. Teachers can finally focus on teaching, while you gain peace of mind through personal and immediate oversight of your special education software and processes.
Get support fast, whenever you need it
Our Live Success Specialists pick up the phone by the 3rd ring and answer emails within 20 minutes. Any user within a district are free to contact our Success Specialists. After-hours support is available seven days a week. Access our knowledge-based articles, system training videos, help guides with a click of a button or quick search of our system!
Cut costs with free translation
Embrace® can instantly translate your ARDs, IEPs, and Evaluations to multiple languages for no additional cost! This includes translation of forms AND user-entered text, which districts have the ability to override and customize!
Keep your district compliant
Texas-specific compliance features ensure the completion of required fields, while system automation, such as due date reminders, helps track IEP timelines. Embrace® constantly tracks changes to state guidelines and updates forms quickly to ensure your district maintains compliance.
Easy implementation
District setup requires the completion of just three templates—staff, students, and buildings. If utilizing our out-of-the-box settings, the setup can be completed in one week. If districts decide to customize forms or settings, a custom implementation timeline will be created.
Get fast adoption, improve retention
Training takes just hours, either on-site or via live webinar. Simple navigation reduces training time and helps staff quickly access student plans, write IEPs, and navigate the system with ease.
Designed for educators by educators
Gus Brecht, CEO at Embrace® Education, taught special education for 13 years and knew exactly what functionality special education staff would want in their software. Therefore, EmbraceSE is packed with features that will make your workday more enjoyable and efficient. It’s quick, easy to use and access, and offers a knowledgeable support system to answer questions in a way that truly makes sense!
Free e-signatures in Parent Portal
It’s easy to collect and store parents’ signatures in EmbraceIEP®. This feature comes at no additional charge and improves your district’s data security while making it easier for parents to provide their consent.
Real-time reporting dashboard
Easily pull data through our real-time reporting dashboard that provides automatic calculation of service environment percentages and data tracking aligned for state reporting. You can access grade levels, eligibility, students due for review, and other data for a fast overview of how effective special education processes are in your district.
Compliance checks
Our compliance features include alerts, reminder emails, and more to help ensure the accuracy and completion of required fields.
Easy student transfers
With appropriate user permissions, staff are able to transfer all Embrace® student data between districts that utilize our software. No more searching for lost documents or worrying about missing important information!
Timeline monitoring and custom reports
Users are able to track and create custom reports for ARD, IEP, and Evaluation timelines including Annual Reviews and 3-Year Re-Evaluations!
Built-in goal-builder
Formulate SMART goal statements faster. Timeframe, behavior, condition, and criterion clues help teachers build goals unique to each student and improve student outcomes.
Improve data security with single sign-on
LDAP and SAML integrations are available for single-sign-on capabilities.
Real-time collaboration
Collaborate on the same IEP meeting with your colleagues and save time! When you’re filling out a field, it cannot be edited by other users, but your colleagues can simultaneously work on other fields of the same meeting.
Auto-save
If you decide to take a break while writing an IEP meeting, your work will never be lost with our auto-save feature!
Batch printing several reports
Batch print any document for one or more students’ active conferences on your Student List.
Embrace® is committed to student and staff data security
Embrace® integrates with most Student Information Systems via SFTP to keep student data in sync
Districts’ accomplishments boosted by EmbraceSE
Sherman Independent School District – TX
After Sherman ISD adopted Embrace® to manage its large population of special education students, both the leadership team and staff noticed significant improvements.
Cluster V Special Education Cooperative – TX
Texas-based Cluster V Special Education Cooperative serves 425 IEP students across eight school districts. The co-op chose Embrace® software for their IEP and 504 management and experienced multiple benefits.
Lindale Independent School District – TX
Before Embrace®, Lindale staff faced challenges with inconsistent data, a lack of live reporting, and slow support. Now, Lindale frequently recommends Embrace® products to their Texas colleagues.
Jackson County Special Services Cooperative – TX
Jackson County Special Services Cooperative implemented Embrace® to bring their 4 school districts a simplified IEP/ARD system that will save them time. JCSSC enjoys the quick communication between the cooperative and Embrace® staff, the ability to remotely communicate with parents, and the ease of use while completing paperwork!
Dewitt-Lavaca Special Education Cooperative (DLSEC) - TX
Customer support and client satisfaction are top priorities at Embrace® Education and the most favorite benefits of DeWitt-Lavaca Cooperative!
Pair EmbraceSE® with other programs for even more impact
Every Embrace® program is powerful on its own, but combining them creates a comprehensive solution for your district's special education needs. By integrating multiple Embrace® programs, you can create ultimate consistency, minimize training time, store and access all special education data in one place, and enable seamless communication between programs.
Running on the same system as EmbraceIEP®, Embrace504® helps to streamline 504 documentation while keeping your district compliant.
Combined with the personal guidance of our Medicaid Success Team, EmbraceDS® software helps to maximize Medicaid refunds while staying compliant.
Storing all MTSS documentation in one place, EmbraceMTSS® helps you build one consistent workflow for intervention planning.
FAQ
Embrace® translation features are included within our IEP, MTSS, and 504 tools at no additional cost. Embrace® instantly translates into the parent's native language. Translation tools are also available within the Embrace® parent portal.
Implementation can happen in as little as 30 days from contract signing. Most importantly, we work with clients to create a custom implementation plan specific to your district's timeline.
The Embrace® Parent Portal allows districts to provide parents and staff temporary access to the child's documents in Embrace® IEP, and 504. The portal will instantly enable parents and staff to sign, initial, and date documents. Executed documents can also be downloaded for their records if necessary.
The REED form allows users to determine if the reviewed data is sufficient to make eligibility, service, and placement decisions. The REED form will become the new FIE if additional data is needed. If no further data is required, once that is completed, users can import the existing data from the REED into the FIE with a push of a button.
Embrace® integrates with solutions like Skyward SMS, Skyward Qumlative, ESchool, and Ascender. Embrace® also works with other specialty products like Test Hound, Eduphoria, eShars, and MSB. Embrace® is always willing to look at expanding our partnerships with other solutions.
Ready to book a demo?
See how the compliance, real-time collaboration, and reporting features of EmbraceSE® can improve your district’s special education at a live demo with one of our Sales Representatives.
