The Complete Special Education Program Suite.
Built for every special education teacher—from self-contained classrooms to period-based schedules, elementary through high school, serving students at every level. Communication boards, lesson planning, IEP goal tracking, parent collaboration, and messaging—all in one place.
What's in the Program Suite
One integrated platform replaces 5+ separate tools. Everything a special education team needs—communication, instruction, data, and collaboration—connected and consistent.
Communication Boards
Photo-to-button AAC creation with drag-and-drop editing, TTS and recorded voice, board assignment, and student-friendly playback with sentence strip support.
Lesson Planning & Delivery
Week/Day/Month planning views with periods, lesson decks with teach mode, standards alignment, substitute plans, and copy-week workflows.
IEP Goals & Data
Create goals, take data in the moment, track prompt levels and mastery, visualize progress on trend charts, and export CSV for IEP meetings.
Parent Portal & Dashboard
Parents get a dedicated dashboard with daily snapshots, weekly insights, goal progress, behavioral notes, calendar events, and accessibility controls.
Messaging & Collaboration
Teacher-parent threads with board and button sharing, peer discovery, group conversations, polls, events, and celebration messages.
Reports & Analytics
Most-used buttons, daily usage, prompt distribution, event feeds, and CSV export. Data flows naturally from classroom use—no extra data entry.
Consistency matters.
- Learners communicate best when vocabulary and layout stay consistent across environments.
- Teachers need fast creation and easy assignment.
- Parents need simple, reliable access at home—without rebuilding everything.
VoxNova Inc. connects school and home with clear roles and simple pricing.
How it works
1) Create buttons from real life
Take a photo, add a label, choose TTS or recorded voice.
2) Build boards and assign to students
Teachers publish boards to a student profile.
3) Tap to communicate
Students open assigned boards and use consistent vocabulary across school and home.
For Teachers
Whether you run an all-day self-contained classroom or teach period-based classes, VoxNova gives you one place to manage communication, instruction, data, and parent collaboration.
Classroom management
- Student roster with multi-class support
- Create classes, set colors, schedules, and segments
- Share students across teachers in a district
- Assign boards and lessons to individual students or classes
- "Act-as student" mode for previewing and demonstrating
Instruction & content
- Photo-to-button board creation with drag-and-drop editing
- Lesson decks with teacher-paced teach mode
- Week/Day/Month planning with standards alignment
- Substitute plans for continuity when you're out
- Share boards with families for home use
Data & reporting
- IEP goal tracking with mastery targets and trend charts
- Take data with one tap—percent accuracy, prompt levels, notes, photos
- Most-used buttons, daily usage, and prompt distribution reports
- CSV export for IEP meetings
- Print data sheets for documentation
Communication & collaboration
- Message parents directly with board and button attachments
- Peer messaging with other teachers
- Share boards and resources in conversation threads
- Block/unblock and discovery controls
For Parents
Stay connected to your child's classroom. Use teacher-assigned boards at home, track progress from your own dashboard, and communicate directly with teachers—all in one place.
Parent dashboard
Your home base for understanding what's happening at school.
- Daily snapshots of your child's activity and communication
- Weekly insights with progress summaries and skill tracking
- Goal progress showing mastery trends over time
- Behavioral notes with context and support strategies
- Calendar events for upcoming assessments and school activities
Communication & accessibility
Tools designed for every family.
- Use teacher-assigned boards at home for free
- Upgrade to create your own home boards
- Message teachers with board and button sharing
- Connect with other parents through peer messaging
- Accessibility controls: text size, contrast, dyslexia font, reduce motion
- Language preference for notifications
Built-in Messaging
Communication between teachers, parents, and peers is integrated directly into VoxNova—no need for a separate app. Share boards and buttons right inside conversations.
Teacher ↔ Parent
Direct message threads between teachers and linked parents. Attach boards and buttons so families can immediately use shared vocabulary at home.
Peer messaging
Teachers can connect with other teachers. Parents can connect with other parents. Discover peers in your school or organization and start conversations.
Rich messages
Go beyond plain text—create polls, schedule events, send celebration messages, and share boards and buttons directly in any conversation.
Teacher Lesson Planning
Plan instruction in the same place you manage boards and goals. Use Week/Day/Month views, periods, recurrence, and fast rescheduling to stay ahead—without juggling multiple tools.
Plan the week at a glance
- Week / Day / Month views with quick add
- Period lanes (optional) with an Unassigned lane
- Repeat rules: daily-this-week and weekly
- Drag/drop rescheduling and a fast Move action
Make plans actionable
- Link a Board to a planning item for instant student access
- Link a Lesson Deck to your plan
- Print-friendly Week view for binders and walkthroughs
- Copy week forward to build routines quickly
1) Set up periods
Add your class periods (optional) and keep the schedule consistent.
2) Plan lessons
Week/Day/Month views help you see what’s coming and adjust fast.
3) Link boards & decks
Attach Boards and Lesson Decks to items so plans become instruction.
Standards Alignment
Search published standards catalogs and attach standards to planning items and IEP goals. Keep alignment visible for instruction, documentation, and team communication.
Find the right standard fast
- Search across published standards documents
- Filters for jurisdiction / subject / grade band
- Copy/paste code fallback when needed
Attach standards where you plan and track
- Attach standards to planning items
- Attach standards to IEP goals for compliance documentation
- Admin ingestion pipeline for new standards files
Lesson Decks
Create lesson decks and link them from your weekly plan. Lesson Decks support teacher-led instruction and classroom routines by keeping lesson steps organized and ready to deliver.
Create and organize
- Create Lesson Decks for activities, routines, and instruction
- Organize lesson steps in a clear, repeatable sequence
- Keep lesson content consistent across the classroom
Connect planning to instruction
- Link a deck from a planning item
- Plan once and reuse week-to-week
- Pair decks with Boards to support communication during instruction
IEP Goal Tracking & Data Collection
Track every student's progress toward IEP and classroom goals—right where you already manage their boards. Create goals in seconds, take data with a single tap, attach standards for alignment documentation, and watch mastery trends emerge on clear, visual charts.
Create goals fast
- IEP or classroom goal types
- Categories: Daily Living, Academic Readiness, Math, Reading, Communication
- Configurable data collection: percent accuracy, rate, observation notes, student samples, mastery criteria, prompt levels
- Set mastery percent targets (e.g., 80%) so you always know when a student is on track
- Add objectives with status tracking (not started / in progress / mastered)
- Bulk-create the same goal for an entire class in one click
Take data in the moment
- Dynamic data entry—only the fields your goal uses appear
- Percent accuracy, rate, prompt level, observation notes, mastery notes, student sample text
- Snap a photo right from the data collection dialog
- All prompt types: Independent, Physical, Verbal, Model, Gestural, Visual
- Data is timestamped and saved instantly
1) Create a goal
IEP or classroom. Pick data collection options. Set a mastery target.
2) Take data
Tap. Record percent accuracy, prompt level, notes, photos—whatever the goal needs.
3) Watch progress
Trend charts show exactly where each student stands. Export to CSV for IEP meetings.
Built for IEP teams. Take the data you already need to collect, visualize it instantly, and walk into your next IEP meeting with clear evidence of student growth—no spreadsheets required.
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you need more. Every paid account includes the full program suite—boards, planning, goals, messaging, reports, and parent portal.
Parents
Free — Use teacher boards + limited creation
- Create up to 3 boards and 30 buttons
- Track up to 3 children
- Access and use teacher-assigned boards
- Parent dashboard with daily snapshots
- Message your child's teacher
Parent Account — $5.95/month or $59.95/year
- Unlimited boards and unlimited buttons
- Track unlimited children
- Full dashboard: weekly insights, goal progress, behavioral notes
- Share boards with teachers
- Peer messaging with other parents
- Accessibility controls and language preferences
- Cancel anytime
Teachers
Free — Get started with a small set of boards
- Create up to 3 boards and 30 buttons
- Assign boards to students
- Student-friendly playback
Teacher Account — $7.95/month or $79.95/year
- Unlimited boards, buttons, and students
- Multi-class roster management
- Lesson planning (Week/Day/Month) + lesson decks
- IEP goal tracking + data collection + CSV export
- Reports: usage, prompt distribution, most-used
- Parent messaging with board sharing
- Standards alignment + substitute plans
- Share boards with families
- Cancel anytime
Clear roles. No accidental edits.
- Students: tap-to-speak playback on assigned boards
- Teachers: create boards, plan lessons, track goals, message parents, view reports
- Parents (Free): use teacher boards at home, dashboard, message teachers
- Parents (Paid): unlimited home boards, full dashboard, peer messaging
Every role sees only what they need. Teachers control what students see. Parents see their own children.
FAQ
What's included in the free plan?
Free includes limited board/button creation, access to teacher-assigned boards, student playback, parent dashboard with daily snapshots, and teacher-parent messaging.
What devices does it work on?
VoxNova is web-based and works on iPads, Chromebooks, Android tablets, phones, laptops, and smartboards—any device with a modern browser.
Is it just for non-verbal students?
No. VoxNova serves the full spectrum of special education—from non-verbal students who need picture communication to graduating students who benefit from structured lessons, goal tracking, and classroom management.
Can I use it for IEP documentation?
Yes. Create IEP goals, take data during instruction, visualize progress on trend charts, and export CSV reports for IEP meetings—all built in.
How do parents stay connected?
Parents get their own dashboard showing daily activity, weekly insights, goal progress, and behavioral notes. They can message teachers directly and share boards between home and school.
Can teachers message parents through VoxNova?
Yes. Built-in messaging lets teachers and parents communicate directly, share boards and buttons in conversations, and stay connected without a separate messaging app.
Does it work for self-contained and period-based classes?
Yes. Multi-class roster management, class schedules, and period lanes in lesson planning support both all-day self-contained classrooms and period-based schedules.
How much does it cost for a school?
Teachers start at $7.95/month (or $79.95/year). Parents start at $5.95/month (or $59.95/year). For school or district pricing, join our waitlist and we'll work with your team.
One platform for your entire special education program.
Stop juggling separate tools for communication, planning, data, and parent updates. VoxNova brings it all together—designed specifically for special education classrooms.