
Instruction by Topic

In Home Educational Assessment


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Does my child need school services?
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Is it possible my child has a disability?
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How to use the Assessment from our psychologist
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Understanding the results

Understanding Available
Interventions and Services at School


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What are interventions?
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How interventions and services can help your child in school
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How to locate available interventions and services at schools
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Knowing when to seek more help

504 Plans


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What is a 504 plan?
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When to pursue a 504 plan
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What is required before I can request a 504 plan
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Participating in 504 meetings
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Modifying an existing 504

IEP


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What is an Individual Education plan?
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When to pursue an IEP
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What is the criteria for requesting an IEP?
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Participating in IEP meetings
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Modifying an existing IEP

Determining whether an IEP or 504 is Necessary


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Knowing the difference between ​
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an IEP Plan
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a 504 Plan
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a BIP Plan
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How best to work with the school to get what your child needs for their education
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What are my rights if school will not give my child supports?

Setting and Achieving Benchmarks


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Setting Benchmarks are critical in gaging your child's progress in school
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Using your knowledge along with the schools experience and a quality assessment will help to set realistic goals for your child in school
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Benchmarks need to be dynamic as your child grows helping to built your student's skills and knowledge
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Collaboration is key

Educating Your Child in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE): a Law that Ensures Appropriate Inclusion and
Less Stigmatization


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What is the LRE?
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How is it determined for my child?
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How does it help to ensure inclusion and less stigmatization of my child?
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How do I advocate for the best LRE for my child?

Due Process


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When should I seek due process?
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What are my child's rights?
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Keeping good relations while pursuing due process.
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What to expect from the process

Frequently Asked Questions
(Updated regularly)


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Our FAQ section is regularly updated. If you dont see the answer to your question here please email us and we will send you an email notifying you that your question has been answered and the question will be added to this section