The Ultimate IEP Parent Empowerment Virtual Program
Become a powerful parent advocate to receive the IEP your child needs to thrive!
What if you could be awarded the special education program you want for your child and have the skills to sustain it until your child leaves high school?
Why pay for an advocate when you can advocate for your own child?
Did you know that special education ignores the necessity for parents and educators to trust one another simply by the way the laws are written? It’s a simple fact, congress created the special education system to be adversarial.
Did you know that most teachers go into special education to work with kids with special needs and make a difference in their lives but end up leaving the field because of the bureaucratic burdens of managing the adversarial way the system is set up to work with parents and overwhelming paperwork and caseload?
Due to the lack of state and district oversight to ensure compliance, parents are responsible to enforce the fidelity and implementation of the IEP and protect the educational rights of their child.
Did you know that a FAPE (Free and Appropriate Education) endows our children to receive specially designed instruction, at no cost to parents, to meet the unique needs of our child?
In the 2017-2018 school year, 7 million students in the US were found eligible for an IEP, which is 14% of all public school students nationwide. This puts parents in the position of having to fight for services to get a piece of the pie. There just isn’t enough funding to serve every student on an IEP to the maximum extent appropriate, even though IDEA mandates it.
As a result, the majority of students on IEPs end up living at home with their parents after they leave high school without the skills to gain competitive employment or live an independent life.
I’m Valerie Aprahamian, The IEP Navigation Expert
It was 1994 when my daughter Chanel was diagnosed with autism and seizure disorder when she was only 3 years old. The UCLA team of pediatric neurologists told me she would never talk, never read, never write, and never be successful in school. On that day, I vowed to prove them wrong and I began my journey of special education advocacy.
I immediately knew that I didn’t want Chanel to be placed in a segregated severely handicapped class and I learned how to successfully advocate for Chanel to be placed in an inclusive educational program.
Chanel was the first student with the diagnosis of autism to be fully included in a general education class in my local school district. This was quite an accomplishment when you consider the fact that this was the mid-90s and school districts had not yet figured out how to include students on the spectrum in the general education classroom!
Soon after, it became my passion, purpose and blessing to advocate for other parents and teach them how to protect the educational rights of their child. Fourteen years later, I was successful in proving the team of pediatric neurologists wrong when Chanel graduated high school with honors!
Parents, you have been endowed the right under IDEA to have your child receive a special education program that will provide them with an education that meets their needs and prepares them for a bright future.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) gives neurodiverse children the right to have an equal opportunity to full participation in school and provide an education that prepares them for independent living and economic self-sufficiency after high school.
“Wow… I wish I had this information when my son transitioned to high school. The school district did not inform me of what was available for high school students on an IEP and as a result, my son hated school and he struggled year after year until he graduated.
My son has a very high IQ and he should have achieved much higher grades. If I had known this information, he would have received the accommodations he needed to support him to access the curriculum and we could have focused more on building his strengths. Every parent should take advantage of this amazing opportunity to learn their parent rights and secure the education their child deserves!”
Jeanne Beard~ Founder of National Autism Academy
Jeanne Beard is a thought leader in the autism arena. The founder of the National Autism Academy, a speaker, coach, consultant, and author of Autism & The Rest of Us: How to Sustain a Healthy, Functional and Satisfying Life with a Person on the Autism Spectrum. Jeanne is a graduate of Northwestern University, and had a successful 30-year career in business to business sales. The mother of 2 sons, one diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and one diagnosed with ADHD, Jeanne is certified as a life coach and dedicates her time to helping families find success, peace and inspiration in life with autism.
What if you had the knowledge to combat all of the excuses and denials you hear at your child’s IEP meetings when you ask for the supports and services your child needs?
The Ultimate IEP Parent Empowerment Virtual Program
Limited Time
$199
Would you like Valerie to personally coach you as you move through each Ultimate IEP lesson?
With a consultation package, Valerie can guide you to understand how to apply each lesson to your own child’s IEP so you can resolve your problems and concerns.
Don’t try and do this alone! By taking advantage of a consultation package, you will have everything you need to be successful at your very next IEP meeting!
When you click below to sign up, you can add a consultation package to your order.
Need more information? Set up a discovery call with Valerie to get all your questions answered!
Here’s What You’ll Learn in Each Module
Orientation
This module welcomes you to the course and tells you how to make the best use of your time as a participant in the program by giving you pre-work so you can get started right away!
The Orientation acknowledges you for investing in yourself by saying yes to the Ultimate IEP course experience. By taking inspired action to stand up against a broken educational system, you’ve given yourself a powerful gift that will return to you and your child one hundred fold. But most importantly, your child will reap the rewards of the amazing IEP that will be awarded to you by your local school district because of your advocacy skills.
In this virtual program, you’ll receive access for 6 months to my state-of-the-art online learning platform and modules, where I walk you through my step-by-step process designed to teach you the knowledge and skills necessary to become a powerful parent advocate.
Need more information? Set up a discovery call with Valerie to get all your questions answered!
What Parents Say
Parents… Don’t let your Local School District steal your dreams for your child!
Emiliano’s parents, Juan and Angelica, retained me when Emiliano was only 7 years old because the district wanted to place him in a severely handicapped class. Juan and Angelica wanted Emiliano to be in general education to be educated alongside his typical developing peers. They wanted Emiliano to have an ABA aide from a private agency to support him to be successful in a full inclusion program.
After we applied my 5 Step Program, we were successful in having the school district award Emiliano an IEP that included full inclusion, a non-public agency ABA aide, non-public agency speech and language services and academic support after school, costing the district more than $70,000 each year. 10 years later, Emiliano will graduate with his diploma and attend college to become a video game designer.
Don’t let the school district fail to educate your child—you can learn the skills to implement your parent rights and secure your child’s future after high school!
I would like to reach out to parents everywhere in regard to Valerie Aprahamian, Advocates for Angels, and the amazing services she provides to assure children receive the programs they deserve as well as empowering parents with the knowledge and skills necessary to stand up for their child’s rights.
Let me first say that I am not an uneducated woman. I have 2 doctoral degrees, I am a physical therapist and a university educator so regardless of who you are, don’t be embarrassed if you were, like me, clueless about the intricacies, nuances, and skills required to understand and navigate the IEP process in the public school system.
Valerie guided us through the IEP process, which was a lengthy and complex experience and now my son is an honor student in high school and has most definitely remained on diploma track despite the fact the district wanted him to receive a “credential of completion” which would cause him to forfeit his diploma and fail to receive a high school education.
Valerie advocated for the district to award my son many services from private agencies that I never knew were available but now I am aware of my child’s rights and special education law. She changed our lives – she changed my son’s life forever. I am so grateful for her.
~ Chris, Mom of Dylan
It was during the very first meeting at the district office for preschool placement when I realized that this was not going to be a smooth ride. Even without prior knowledge of how special education works, I knew I wanted goals to be set high for my daughter, but instead, the District staff insisted we start with an Autism Program placement and “wait and see” how she would progress from there.
I attended several IEP meetings and became very aware of the fact that I was not going to get my child the services or placement she needed by myself.
After hiring Valerie, she immediately was able to have the district provide Melissa with an aide and she began transitioning out of the Autism Program classroom. The IEP went from no services with 3 goals to 16 goals with services for behavior, occupational therapy and speech and language from a private agency! This year, Melissa met all her goals for first grade in the high functioning special education class and was on HONOR ROLL!
There is no way I could have accomplished this alone. When my rights were violated, Valerie knew how to hold the district accountable. I am grateful that I sought out Advocate For Angels when Melissa was still young because we have been able to lay a very solid foundation for her to continue to receive the education she needs.
~Liz, Mom of Melissa
God sent an ally…
It was March of 2008 when my husband and I first met Ms. Valerie Aprahamian. She was businesslike, intelligent and very professional but underneath this demeanor laid a crusader, an advocate of the rights of the voiceless and under privileged special needs children. Above all, simply a fellow mother who is experiencing her life’s journey, same as mine, same as yours.
My son Matthew was 3 1/2 years old when he was first diagnosed with mild autism. My husband and I were like zombies, numb struck of the unknown, uncertain of what lies ahead.
Valerie was truly a godsend to our son Matthew. Valerie interceded on Matthew’s behalf, fiercely battled with quiet determination and resolved to fight for his rights with resilient persistence as we faced continued obstacles and challenges along the way.
Since then, my son’s life has taken so many twists and turns of unbelievable and remarkable improvement. The little boy who once had a severe speech delay and who displayed many autistic-like behaviors, is now a vibrant senior in high school who has learned how to have appropriate social skills, grade level academic achievement and adequate speech ability.
This year, Matthew will graduate with his high school diploma. Because of Valerie, Matthew was able to be fully included in general education classes. We could have not done it without Ms. Valerie. We still have a long journey to tackle for life after high school but now it is easier navigating around the many obstacles because we know our rights after working with Valerie for so many years.
Thank you Ms. Valerie for the love, guidance, and help you have given us. We now have a hopeful future for our son.
~Chris, Mom of Matthew
Our family has been blessed to have worked with Valerie for over 13 years. Since hiring Valerie when my son was only 4 years old, she has remained with us and has always been a wealth of support and knowledge… She knows the Federal and State Education Laws and is a master in conducting productive IEP meetings. Valerie interprets the complex IEP information and she explains the options in terms parents can understand.
The district wanted to place my son in a “Functional” class in high school, which would have caused him to forfeit his high school diploma. But because Valerie was our advocate, my son was able to take the required classes he needed to graduate with a high school diploma, providing him with the same opportunities as any other student. Facilitator, teacher, encourager, listener, and friend, Valerie truly cares about your child and has dedicated her career to fighting for the rights of students on IEPs.
-Karen, Mom of Mike
How can a VALUE be placed on YOUR child’s future?
Through my step-by-step course, I teach you special education law in layman’s terms. You will have audios and videos to support, encourage, and motivate you to complete the course and reach your goals to develop the Ultimate IEP you have always wanted for your child!
In this self-paced program, you’ll receive access to my state-of-the-art online learning platform and modules, where I walk you through my step-by-step process designed to teach you the knowledge and skills necessary to become a powerful parent advocate.
In each module, you will access the videos, audios, handouts, and action guides to support you with everything you need to be successful to create the Ultimate IEP for your child.
Need more information? Set up a discovery call with Valerie to get all your questions answered!