When a child is receiving special education services, IEP meetings are an important part of that child’s educational journey. It is important to normalize the idea that during those meetings,…
Maya Angelou’s poem “Phenomenal Woman” can motivate educators to recognize their inner strength, resilience, and power. This poem has three valuable lessons for educators.
It is important for parents to understand they are not guests at IEP and 504 meetings; they are decision makers with a voice equal to that of the school members…
When families and schools work together to achieve equity in advocacy, they are able to help students achieve powerful and lasting academic progress. Equity in advocacy involves more than helping…
When a child is receiving special education services, parents must take care not to make mistakes at IEP meetings because that is an important part of that child's educational journey.
At IEP meetings are meetings during which a team made up of parents, teachers, and school administrators work together to create an individualized education program (IEP) for a student. The…
In order to explain 504 Plans, I would like to begin this article by examining the story of Zenya and how a 504 changed the course of her life. Once…
Parents can achieve success, equity, and hope during the IEP process even though it is a stressful time. The stress comes from several areas including the importance of the proceedings,…
IEP advocacy matters and it is how educational consultants support and empower parents so they have more productive IEP meetings. IEP meetings are a required meeting where a student’s educational…
Having an equity-driven consultant matters for parents and students now, more than ever. This is because the current educational landscape is full of persistent inequities.