Special Education Consulting and Advocacy Dedicated to:
A steadfast Team focus on the "I" in IEP and maximizing meaningful inclusion – from eligibility through transition.
Empowering children with disabilities to become maximally independent, competent, confident and engaged adults.
Ending the school-to-detention, school-to-home, school-to-hospital, school-to-prison and school-to-unemployment pipeline.
Ending the school-to-detention, school-to-home, school-to-hospital, school-to-prison and school-to-unemployment pipeline.
Special Education Consulting and Advocacy (more to come!)
Child's Voice First, Last & Always
First Translate Documents, then Build the Individualized Education Program (not Plan)
First Translate Documents, then Build the Individualized Education Program (not Plan)
If we work together, I will be your consultant and your child’s advocate. My role is to help families navigate the complex and stressful special education process for their individual child. I translate and interpret two sets of those foreign languages – documenteeze (reports, evaluations, assessments and forms) and reguleeze (what does the school need to do). Then I help you collaborate with the school district to obtain appropriate supports and services. The goal is to empower and maximize self determination, self advocacy and independence.
First Translate Documents, then Build the Individualized Education Program (not Plan)
First Translate Documents, then Build the Individualized Education Program (not Plan)
First Translate Documents, then Build the Individualized Education Program (not Plan)
A Plan is something you intend to do; a Program is something you implement. IEPs, Evaluations, Notifications present as a jumble of foreign language documents to families -- it's especially overwhelming and confusing for those who are new to special education process. I help families, schools and related service providers understand what the combined evaluations and documents mean for the whole child -- regardless of time of day or setting. Only then can we develop an ambitiously appropriate Individualized Education Program.
Understanding the Special Education Process
First Translate Documents, then Build the Individualized Education Program (not Plan)
Understanding the Special Education Process
What does the school need to do, and when does it need to happen? Jennie can help with applying the complex process for your child. Everyone is strongly urged to go to the Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN) for free Basic Rights, Evaluations & Eligibility, IEP Development, Transition, Turning Three training +++ https://fcsn.org/events/
Preparing for the Team Meeting
The Team Considers; the District Proposes
Understanding the Special Education Process
Developing student and parent input, comments, questions and IEP requests.
Parents are critical Team Members; they are the experts on the child.
The Team Considers; the District Proposes
The Team Considers; the District Proposes
The Team Considers; the District Proposes
Reviewing and responding the school's proposal (accept in full, reject in part, reject in full).
Other
The Team Considers; the District Proposes
The Team Considers; the District Proposes
Mediations, Discipline Hearings, Manifestation Determination Meetings +++
When parents disagree with the school, they have options!
When parents disagree with the school, they have options!
When parents disagree with the school, they have options!
Collaborating before pursuing due process options of mediation, filing complaints and hearing requests -- then pursuing due process when needed.
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