by Valerie Aprahamien | Aug 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
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 requires a parent to sign the IEP in agreement (every IEP, not just the...
by Valerie Aprahamien | Jul 29, 2024 | IEP Meetings
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 established and implemented to allow both parties, (parents and school...
by Valerie Aprahamien | Jul 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
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 Education. As an advocate in California, I have written many state...
by Valerie Aprahamien | Jun 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
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 about the IEP process, I cover these steps in depth in my “Ultimate IEP”...
by Valerie Aprahamien | Jun 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
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 Support Plan that will be effective and include positive behavior...
by Valerie Aprahamien | Jun 3, 2024 | IEP Meetings
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, however, without the ability to strongly advocate during the IEP meeting in...
by Valerie Aprahamien | May 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
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 the close of the school year, there will be many students on an IEP...
by Valerie Aprahamien | May 6, 2024 | IEP Meetings
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 to win the cases I covered in the “Parent Prevailed” series. Many...
by Valerie Aprahamien | Apr 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
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 that I am changing that child’s future by ensuring they will receive...
by Valerie Aprahamien | Apr 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
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 hired me when the student was in grade school, however, we’ll be...
