Synchronizing the availability of team members for Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings can be a daunting task. Fortunately, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 permits alternative means of conducting such meetings. An example of an alternate means is a telephone conference, whereby parents communicate over the telephone to the rest of the IEP team who remain at school. This article will review advantages and disadvantages to telephone conference IEP meetings as well as provide specific guidelines and suggestions for successful meetings. (Contains 6 figures.)