What Can an Advocate Do for You?
WHAT I DO: How We Secure Your Child’s Success
I leverage my deep legal, psychological, literacy, and administrative knowledge to shift the power dynamic back to you.
Audit Psychological & Reading Evaluations: I review the school’s testing to spot flaws, demand Independent Educational Evaluations (IEEs), and ensure reading components are thoroughly evaluated.
Enforce Evidence-Based Literacy: I use my Wilson certification to dissect the school's reading interventions, ensuring they are implementing true structured literacy with fidelity—not just passing your child along.
Enforce Strict Timelines: I use my deep legal knowledge to hold districts to exact state and federal deadlines for testing, placement, and IEP implementation.
Design Elite Transition Plans: I build robust, measurable goals for older students entering college, trade schools, or independent living, holding the school accountable for post-secondary prep.
Speak Administrator to Administrator: I navigate the bureaucratic hierarchy directly, knowing exactly who to call and what to say to get past a stalled IEP team.
Draft Bulletproof Accommodations: I write highly specific, measurable goals and accommodations that leave zero room for teacher misinterpretation.
Review IEPs drafted by the school: I can make sure you are getting the services that align with your child’s appropriately identified disability or disabilities.
Attend Team Meetings virtually or in person: I can be a voice at the table to represent your child’s best interest.
Help navigate disciplinary infractions and Manifestation Determination processes: Because of my extensive administrative background and my clinical experience, I can help ensure that your child is being treated fairly and that whatever role their disability may have played, appropriate next steps and support is taken.