Powerful and little-known IEP Pro Tips:
#1: When you put your request for an IEP meeting in writing, request exactly how much time you think you'll need for the meeting. If you need an hour, request an hour. If you need an hour and a...
What requirements does the district have to hold an IEP Team Meeting?
What type of Notice for an IEP Meeting Must the District Give Parents? The district must take steps to ensure that one or both parents of a child with a disability are present at each IEP Team...
Beware of the Discrepancy Formula
Many of you may have had or are at risk of having your school district deny your child special education because they didn’t meet the “severe discrepancy” eligibility formula. This formula is...
What is a Manifestation Determination Meeting?
If you as a parent are not familiar with manifestation meetings and your child displays behaviors at school, the chances that the school will send your child to an alternative school are high....
Behavior Problems are something all parents should take very seriously
1. Some parents have a misunderstanding that a child who has an IEP cannot be disciplined, cannot receive a referral, cannot be suspended, or cannot be expelled from public school, and that is not...
Getting A Diagnosis For Your Child: What You Need To Know
Getting a medical diagnosis for your child is the first step to helping your child reach their potential in life. If you don’t have a diagnosis, you don’t have a plan. And if you don’t have a plan,...
How to choose a reputable IEE evaluator
Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE) are one of the powerful special education rights that parents have. Each time the district conducts an evaluation, you only get one IEE at the district’s...
What are the different types of Special Education Classrooms?
There are many kinds of special education classrooms as required by Federal law under the “continuum of placement” options. The problem is this, many parents are not fully informed or understand...
I am a parent, just like you…
I am a parent, just like you. My daughter, Chanel, was placed on an IEP when she was 3 years old. I know how scary, overwhelming, and isolating it can be to be a parent of a special needs child...
Creative Self-Expression
When was the last time you did something that allowed you creative self-expression? I started painting when I was 9 years old. My dad saw that I could draw, and he signed me up for painting classes....