How to win at the IEP table with a Parent Concerns Letter, Episode 8
In Episode #8 of “How to Win at the IEP Table,” I’m going to teach you how to write a Partial Consent/Parent Concerns Letter. In California, we call it a “Partial Consent” because the CA Ed Code...
How to win at the IEP table with Dispute Resolution
In Episode #7 of “How to Win at the IEP Table”, we are going to look at dispute resolution options under IDEA. IDEA requires each public agency ensure that dispute resolution procedures are...
How to Win at the IEP Table with a State Compliance Complaint, Episode 6
When the district appears to have violated a part of special education law or procedure, a parent, individual, public district or organization can file a complaint with the State Department of...
The 5 Step IEP Process
In Episode #5 of “How to Win at the IEP Table” I’m going to give you a brief overview of what I call “The 5-Step IEP Process”. After reading this article, if you are interested in learning more...
How to win at the IEP table Episode 4 – Functional Behavioral Assessment
In Episode #4, “How to Win at the IEP Table,” we are going to discuss the Functional Behavioral Assessment, (FBA). An FBA is a vehicle in which to gather the information required to write a Behavior...
How to win at the IEP Table with an IEE
In this episode of “How to Win at the IEP Table,” I am going to discuss the IEE. The Independent Educational Evaluation can be one of the most powerful advocacy steps a parent can implement,...
How to win at the IEP Table Episode 2 – Believe in your child’s highest potential
In Episode #1, I talked about a parent’s mindset in terms of working with their local school district. In Episode #2, I’ll be focusing on a parent’s mindset regarding their own child. As we come to...
How to Win at the IEP Table – Episode 1
After completing six episodes of “Parent Prevails” I’ve decided to write a blog series called “How to Win at the IEP Table.” In this series, I will be focusing on the laws and strategies I utilized...
Parents Prevailed – Episode 6
I am a parent, just like you. And that’s why it makes me so elated when I am able to prevail for a parent and their child. When I win what a child needs to learn and be successful in school, I know...
Parents Prevailed – Episode 5
In this episode of Parents Prevailed, we’ll be looking at a very unusual case resulting in an outcome that you don’t see every day in terms of special education IEP programs. My client’s parents...