by Valerie Aprahamien | Aug 1, 2022 | Tip of the Week
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 applied when determining if a child is eligible for special education and...
by Valerie Aprahamien | Jul 25, 2022 | Tip of the Week
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. Fortunately, if you know how to protect your child’s rights through the...
by Valerie Aprahamien | Jul 18, 2022 | Tip of the Week
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 the case. All children, even children with an IEP, have to abide by...
by Valerie Aprahamien | Jul 4, 2022 | Tip of the Week
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, you are inadvertently choosing the “wait and see” decision. The “wait...
by Valerie Aprahamien | Jun 27, 2022 | Tip of the Week
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 expense. Therefore, it is very important to select the right...
by Valerie Aprahamien | Jun 13, 2022 | Tip of the Week
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 what kind of class the district is offering to place the child in the...
