by Valerie Aprahamien | Apr 3, 2023 | Tip of the Week
IEP goals are the most important component of your child’s IEP and this is why. Because Goals drive the frequency and duration of the related services, and the Goals and Services drive the Placement for your child. This is essentially what’s called “The IEP...
by Valerie Aprahamien | Mar 21, 2023 | Tip of the Week
In Part 3 of the series “Becoming Autodidactic is the road to successful parent advocacy” we will cover the Parent Agenda, Parent Statement, and Partial Consent. Part 1 and Part 2 focused on how to set up the IEP meeting to ensure a successful outcome. Part 3 will...
by Valerie Aprahamien | Mar 7, 2023 | Tip of the Week
Lately, the conversation on my FB page has been about mandated IEP team members and lawful excusals. There are many parents who don’t know their rights when it comes to these issues and that’s the focus of Part 2 for my Blog series “Becoming...
by Valerie Aprahamien | Feb 21, 2023 | Tip of the Week
There are many parents on my Facebook pages that write comments about what’s happening in IEP meetings. Many of these comments are so shocking to me and I am appalled with how many schools across the county blatantly lie to parents and violate parent participation...
by Valerie Aprahamien | Feb 7, 2023 | Tip of the Week
Utilizing your right to demand a Prior Written Notice (PWN) is huge when used properly and not enough parents use it or are aware of what it is. When you make a request in writing or at an IEP meeting, they can’t just say “no.” They are required to provide you with a...
by Valerie Aprahamien | Jan 24, 2023 | Tip of the Week
One out of five children experiences bullying. Children with disabilities are more likely to be bullied than their peers. It was found that “35.3% of students with behavioral and emotional disorders, 33.9% of students with autism, 24.3% of students with...
