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Polaris
New York, New York, United States
What it is
Polaris is an IEP development tool for planning, writing, and monitoring individualized education programs. It uses assessment data and generative AI to help draft present levels, standards-aligned SMART goals, and instructional recommendations. Embedded assessment results flow into IEPs and appear in charts showing student strengths and needs. Based on a student profile, Polaris can recommend accommodations and modifications. Progress charts update as teachers enter data, with alerts when a team may be off track. Connections include Unique Learning System, Inspire, and Positivity. A Chrome and Edge extension opens a side panel in supported IEP, Medicaid, SIS, and 504 portals and transfers information into systems and web forms. Polaris works alongside, rather than replacing, a district’s official IEP system. Before external AI processing, uploaded information is anonymized. Everway cites encryption, access controls, multifactor authentication, compliance certifications, help articles, webinars, and training.
For and against
For
- Drafts IEP content using assessment data and AI
- Charts strengths, needs, and progress
- Recommends accommodations and modifications
- Chrome and Edge extension supports portal workflows
- Anonymizes information before external AI processing
Against
- Does not replace the district’s official IEP system
- Pricing is on request
- Listed 10-pack costs $514.99 a year
The verdict
Polaris brings drafting, assessment summaries, accommodation suggestions, and progress monitoring into one IEP workflow. Teams still transfer reviewed material into their official system for compliance and approval.
Who it suits
Polaris suits special education teachers, IEP coordinators, administrators, and related service providers serving students from preschool through transition age. It is intended for districts that keep an official IEP management system alongside this tool.
Plans and prices
Polaris
10 student licenses · Unlimited access for service providers
Read 20 Sep 2026 · everway.com
10-pack of student licenses
10 student licenses · unlimited access for service providers
Read 2 Oct 2026 · everway.com
On the record
- Accommodations
- Polaris recommends accommodations and modifications based on a student’s profile.everway.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- AI-assisted drafts
- Polaris uses assessment data and generative AI to help create IEP drafts, present levels, standards-aligned SMART goals and instructional recommendations.help.everway.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- AI privacy
- Before AI processing, Polaris automatically detects and removes personally identifying information from uploaded documents, images or files; only anonymized information is sent to external AI services.help.everway.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Assessments
- Embedded assessment results flow into IEPs and are summarized in charts to show students’ strengths and needs.everway.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Browser extension
- The Polaris browser extension is available for Chrome and Edge and can open a side panel in supported IEP, Medicaid, SIS and 504 portals.help.everway.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- The Polaris product page identifies COPPA, FERPA, GDPR and SOPPA compliance and ISO/IEC 27001 certification.everway.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Polaris connects with Unique Learning System, Inspire and Positivity; its browser extension can transfer information into supported IEP systems and web forms.everway.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Polaris supports special education teachers, IEP coordinators, administrators and related service providers working with students from preschool through transition age.everway.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Progress monitoring
- Polaris updates progress charts as teachers enter data and can alert teams when a student may be off track.everway.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Polaris is an IEP development tool for planning, writing and monitoring individualized education programs.help.everway.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Security
- Everway says sensitive data is encrypted in transit using TLS 1.2 and at rest using AES-256, and that it uses least-privilege access controls and multi-factor authentication.everway.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Support and training
- Everway provides Polaris help articles, live and recorded webinars, and professional learning courses.everway.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Works alongside district systems
- Polaris does not replace a district’s official IEP management system; educators transfer reviewed drafts into that system for compliance, team review and final approval.help.everway.com · read 2 Oct 2026
