Back to School

Are you a parent of a child with an identified disability OR a suspected disability?

On the last day of school did you feel one or more of these?

• Unsure if your child is progressing

• Knowing your child is not progressing

• Unsure if your child’s IEP placement and IEP services are the right fit for your child to support their progress at an effective rate?

• Unsure of how to connect with and improve communication with your child’s school team

• Unsure of how to get all of the IEP and/or school documents organized

• Not knowing important IEP and evaluation timelines (i.e. dates for when testing is to be complete, dates for annual reviews, report card and IEP progress report dates for the school year)

• Not knowing when and how to ask questions or make requests such as:

  • Requesting copies of your child’s IEP and/or evaluation reports

  • Requesting initial evaluation testing OR additional testing

  • Requesting a reconvene (progress) meeting

You’re NOT alone!

During our coaching sessions with dozens of parents and caregivers, we have identified four common areas of challenge parents face when advocating for their children:

• Organization: staying on top of all of the paperwork and timelines in a manageable way

• Knowledge: understanding of special education law, parent and student rights, and educational lingo and terminology

• Communication: effectively communicating with the school team - from informal email check ins to more formal written responses to documents and requests.

• Network/connections: having a strong support system and connection with other parents

For as little as $2.99, the Empowered 2 Advocate Back to School Resource Bundle provides you with four easy to utilize and implement resources to specifically target these pillars to help you start the new school year off on the right foot! .