Available services include:

Knowing the whole child and determining the child’s unique needs and learning style.

  • Review of educational and medical records: evaluations, school background, developmental history.
  • Classroom and school observations.
  • Short term diagnostic tutoring.
  • Assessment of  abilities.
  • Personalized learning plan be used in IEP or 504 plans.   
  • Individualized accommodations, modifications goals, and objective to provide explicit participation in developing effective IEPs and 504 plans.

Advocating for your child.

  • Promoting  a positive constructive relationship between school and parents.
  • Facilitating educational meetings: including   IEP, Section 504 and Inter-Agency Meeting.
  • Coordinating communications between school and outside providers.
  • Mediating and negotiating  with school to obtain appropriate support and services.
  • Monitoring the  implementation of IEP or 504 plan.
  • Providing referrals for diagnostic evaluations & treatment.
  • Evaluating outside options in  educational placement.

Empowering  parents.

  • Helping  parents understand that they are the most effective advocate for their child.
  • Coaching  parents, on how to maintain effective win/win communications with the school.
  • Interpreting  the implications and applications of federally mandated educational laws including: IDEA, NCLB, 504 & ADA.
  • Consultation on legal options, procedures and resources.

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