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 | 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 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...
