I assist families daily with situations such as...

when the school is not implementing a 504 plan or IEP

when the school has not yet begun to deliver a service that is written in the IEP 

when the school won't find a child eligible for accommodations and/or services  

when the IEP goals do not address all deficit areas, are poorly written and/or not measurable 

when services are not being delivered by an SLP or OT or are too limited to ensure progress 

when the child is being mistreated by staff or being bullied by fellow students

when the child is unable to feed, toilet, or adaptively help himself in the school setting 

when the child is aggressive or self injurious, eloping, destroying property, or making verbal threats 

when the school is not providing appropriate services that are enabling the child to make curriculum progress 

when the school is repeatedly suspending the child for behaviors that require more support  

when the IEP team recommends private placement, alternative school, or GNETS for behavioral management 

when the school makes an inappropriate recommendation to retain or promote a grade level

when the Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) is not being implemented or is being implemented incorrectly/inconsistently

when the personnel who are implementing the BIP need more training

when the Behavior Intervention Plan isn't given sufficient time / resources for implementation prior to a placement change 

when restraints are happening frequently and/or a child is injured by a restraint and/or untrained personnel are involved

when the IEP services are not evidencing the child's progress on the IEP goals 

when the child is failing classes or struggles to demonstrate mastery on standardized tests or quizzes, assessments, etc. 

when the family wants to ensure that the annual IEP review is appropriate for the upcoming year 

when the child needs an additional service or more services and the IEP team is resisting 

when the family is told not to bring the child to school or is repeatedly called to come pick up the child due to behaviors

when the child is showing signs of school phobia 

when the teacher and/or child requires paraprofessional assistance 

when the IEP team makes decisions based on money/staff resources/policies rather than what is actually needed

when the 504 plan should be replaced by an IEP

when the school's evaluations are inappropriate or not comprehensive 

when accommodations are not being given or are sporadically implemented  

when nonverbal or language impaired students are not receiving intensive services and Assistive Tech supports 

when IEP modifications are not being done correctly or to the degree required to meet the child's needs 

when RTI / progress monitoring is not being done at all or is not being done correctly 

when vision, hearing, or orthopedic services are not being delivered at all or not being delivered well 

when a child is being excluded from inclusion opportunities during school or during extracurricular activities 

when parents are not being permitted to participate in meaningful ways in the IEP meetings  

when parents are not receiving IEP progress reports 

when parents are told by the school that they have to accompany their child on community outings, field trips, etc. 

when a child is transitioning from KDG-elementary or elementary-middle or middle-high school 

when a child is transitioning from a hospital stay or other setting and needs additional support in the return to school 

when long term substitute teachers are not certified special education teachers or aren't keeping data/delivering services

when a child needs ESY (extended school year) services and/or the school is denying those services or shortchanging ESY

when a child is undergoing medication trials and the team needs to implement additional support during those trials 

when a child needs Homebased IEP services 

when a child needs private placement or services funded by the school district  

when a child has not made progress, the IEP was not implemented, etc., and the district owes compensatory education