When a Child Walks Away From School: Why Every School Needs an Elopement Plan
A five-year-old autistic child walked away from his elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, earlier this month. His...
Category: Advocacy
What Happens Behind the Classroom Door? The Case for Cameras in Special Education
Every morning, parents across Florida send their children with disabilities to school and trust that the adults caring for...
It’s the Third Week of School: Is Your Child’s IEP Being Followed?
The first few weeks of school can be a whirlwind. New teachers, new schedules, new classrooms, transportation changes and a...
Start the School Year with Confidence!
The first week of school sets the tone for the entire year. For students with disabilities, it is more than learning...
Choosing the Right Special Education Advocate: What Every Parent Should Know
When your child has a disability, the school system can feel overwhelming. Between evaluations, IEP meetings,...
🎯 How Parents Can Prepare for State Testing (Students with Disabilities)
If you live in Florida (and basically anywhere in the US) and have a kid in public school, May is TESTING MONTH. Especially...
10 Simple Steps to Create a Parent Advisory Committee
Quite often, an advocate’s first experience in the world of educational advocacy is through their involvement in a parent...
Cutting through the overwhelm to bring about real change!
I hope that you had a joyous holiday season and did what I did this week, and took some time off to reset, regroup and...
Inclusion Shouldn’t be a Fight
It’s hard to believe that the first few weeks of school are gone already! Most of the calls our office receives at this...
5 Tips for Ending the School Year on a Positive Note
It's hard to believe that the school year is gone already. For some parents, there's still another week or so, and for...