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The kids we brought home from school last spring aren’t the same kids we’ll be educating this fall. We MUST update their IEPs, including their present levels so we can make sure we are giving them what they need NOW, not 6 months ago. Are you interested in discovering what you want for your child, making decisions about their education and feeling confident asking for it? Do you want to know your voice is heard and your opinion is valued?

Many schools are now providing tablets or notebooks to students that do not have access at home and/or providing WIFI hotspots in the school parking lot. Facetime, Zoom and Dropbox are only a few of the free apps available to assist you in distance learning and several paid options are offering free membership for students right now! I’m also offering mini goal makeovers to adapt IEP goals to the home learning experience, you’ll get personalized modifications with a bonus progress tracker which I’ll , I’m not about giving moms more work, it’ll be something you can easily do and will make the world of difference when we get back into the standard school setting.

a year ago I began my journey when I decided to join the Master IEP Coach® Mentorship program with Catherine Whitcher. There are special needs moms, special education teachers with non-special needs kids or no kids at all! Mentorship will be starting soon and you can join this elite group of parents, teachers and community members dedicated to making positive changes in the world of special education. You’ll also have the opportunity to join me in our Master IEP Coach® Network where you will work alongside some of the best coaches in the business.

I got an email from the school that they held a special IEP meeting and were making some changes” The federal law that governs special education, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA, is VERY specific when it comes to who MUST attend the IEP meeting. A special education teacher who has interactions with your child NOTE: Sometimes the district will send a principal, vice principal, case manager…or even the occasional guidance counselor to be the representative. • qualified to provide, or supervise the provision of, specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities; • knowledgeable about the general education curriculum; and • knowledgeable about the availability of resources of the local educational agency (school district). In other words, the district representative must have supervisory capabilities over special education curriculum and services, they need to have knowledge of the general education curriculum, and of the services available as well as placement options within the district.