Supported a student's transition from public school, to homeschool, to private school, with the addition of gaining special education services throughout the process.

Advocated for a functional behavior assessment for a student with consistent difficulties with inappropriate statements, which the school previously refused to evaluate.

Advocated for a district-purchased executive functioning curriculum for my middle school client.

Advocated successfully for a student to obtain IEP eligibility following three previous denials.

Advocated for an increase in time within the general education classroom for a student who previously spent the majority of their day in an autistic support classroom.

Advocated sucessfully for a school district not to take a student off an IEP even though they felt strongly he didn't need the support.

Resolved an issue with incorrect documentation on a prior written notice and owed ESY time.

Collaborated with the school team to make positive changes to a student's classroom placement.

Successfully transitioned a student from an IEP to a supportive 504 accommodation plan.

Advocated for a student to be in a less restrictive setting than the district proposed.

Testified in a court hearing about the importance of data-driven decision making in developing and implementing an IEP.

Developed a creative approach to provide a student receiving homebound services with appropriate instruction. This included a district paying for multiple curriculum options and materials instead of providing a homebound instructor and compensatory education minutes from a special education provider. The student still received district-provided related services.

Resisted a district's proposal to change a student's placement to a more restrictive educational setting, resulting in student remaining in his current and least restrictive environment.

Assisted a client in Pennsylvania navigate options for home schooling.

Secured 9 hours of compensatory education and homebound instruction for a student-client.

Collaborated with the school team to design a personalized schedule for a student returning from a hospitalization.

Supported a client in selecting from different homeschooling co-ops, curriculum and programs.

Advocated for a dedicated social-emotional goal with the support of a mental health professional for a student with poor coping skills and low self-esteem.

Helped a client successfully transition their child from a public school setting to homeschooling.

Sucessfully advocated for an initial evaluation on behalf of a gifted student with a suspected learning disability. The student's academic performance was far below their cognitive ability, but still scored in the average range, which required stong advocacy for the initial evaluation.

Secured a private, outside educational placement for a student at school district expense.

Assisted client in drafting a state complaint seeking compensatory education, district policy change, and an IEE.

Worked through multiple transportation-related issues to ensure safe and proper transportation to and from school for a disabled client.

Assisted the child's IEP team develop a comprehensive safety plan to ensure the safety of the child and others around him.

Helped a client through the independent education evaluation (IEE) process.

Obtained an initial evaluation for a student with reading-related delays.

Secured Extended School Year (ESY) services for a student whose academic progress regressed during summer break.

Advocated for specific phonics-based reading instruction for a student with Dyslexia.

Connected with a student's outside providers (County Board of DD and OOD) to help develop a much better transition plan.

Advocated for a middle schooler to qualify for an IEP to address social-emotional learning challenges that could not be sufficiently addressed with a 504 accommodation plan.

After an elementary client with autism started the year with no special education services and various disciplinary incidents, we secured an IEP under the autism category. We also secured a 1:1 aide to help decrease behaviors and increase engagement, as well as a FBA and subsequent BIP for additional behavior and social-emotional support.

Drafted a detailed and supported letter of disagreement when a district denied a student an initial evaluation to determine qualification under IDEA.

Assisted a student with slowly returning to in-person classes after being out of school for two years.

After a student had previously not qualified for special education services, we requested an IEE at district expense; request was granted, we reviewed the IEE results with the school, and the school agreed to initiate a new evaluation.

Worked with a school district on behalf of a disabled client to assure that the client and other chldren with disabilities could attend school during exam week to work on IEP goals and socialization instead of being sent home for the week.

Regularly advocate for more trauma-informed care in our school systems.

Got agreement by a school district to conduct an initial evaluation for special education services after repeated denials to parents (and offering only a “504 Evaluation”).

Conducted a clear and comprehensive file review to assist a client and their attorney in making reasonable and appropriate requests from the school team to improve the level of special education services the student receives.

Advocates for appropriate transportation services for a student.

Advocated for accommodations and considerations for a student with multiple disabilities to participate in extra curricular activities to the greatest extent possible (i.e. added aide support, modified rehearsal requirements, etc.).

Reviewed a client's special education documents and provided feedback on how to self-advocate for appropriate support.

Secured 25 hours of extended school year (ESY) services for a high school student with supports provided in the community, focused on IEP goals and post high school transition-related skills.

Advocated and secured contingency plans written into the student's IEP to support the student when hospitalized for treatment.

Helped transition plan for a preschooler with special needs heading into kindergarten by identifying the appropriate placement and supports.

Advocated for extended school year services (ESY) to include Orton Gillingham instruction with a certified instructor.

Secured 1200 minutes of compensatory education services for a student based on the school’s delay in starting the evaluation process after a parent request was made.

Supported a parent-client in drafting a state complaint to request compensatory education services, training for staff, better identification for Dyslexia, ESY, and ongoing OG (reading intervention) services for the student.

Supported parents through the planning process of the evaluation team report (ETR), allowing the parents to slow down the school district’s explanations and obtain truly informed consent to the evaluation.

Successfully advocated to maintain special education services for a high school student.

Helped a client receive a favorable state complaint outcome which resulted in 16 corrective action items for the school district.

Obtained district reimbursement for client to purchase curriculum while the student was receiving home instruction.

Was able to secure 8 hours of compensatory education through a state complaint (in Michigan).

Assisted a client in moving from MI to OH, including connecting them with the receiving district, helping find possible outside placements, assisting with the Autism scholarship, and ensuring the special education documents were updated appropriately.

Successfully secured district transportation for a student on the autism scholarship to an outside placement.