Rise Educational Advocacy and Consulting

🚨 504 accommodations aren't about gaming the
system. They're simply a tool to help kids...

get access to receive info and demonstrate
their learning.

When someone is born partially deaf, amplification
is NOT a cheat.

It simply allows someone to interpret sound
in a meaningful way so they can make sense
of noise and communicate.

This is why understanding the purpose and
function of accommodations matter.

EVERY child and adult deserves the support to learn
with dignity and confidence.

Don't feel guilty, if your child has a disability
to ask for access tools.

Advocating for accommodations means you recognize
your child’s strengths and protect their right
to participate with their non-disabled peers.

Your voice at the 504 table will turn barriers into opportunities.
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support access, equity, and success.

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🚨 Has your IEP team said "reasonably calculated?"
Here's why...

The U.S. Supreme Court in 2017 made a huge
ruling, regarding Endrew F. vs. Douglas County School District.

It CHANGED how schools must think about IEP progress.

After this ruling, IEPs must be reasonably calculated to help your make progress based on their unique circumstances.

This means it's NOT about just achieving IEP goals or passing your child to next the grade.

Since 2017, IEPs need to be appropriately ambitious, individualized, and designed for MORE than minimal advancement.

This means their IEP goals, services, and supports must work together to create meaningful educational benefit.

IEPs MUST be built for progress- not just "meeting" goals.
This means, your questions, concerns, and expertise about your child matter.

So if your team said "they met the goal", not's not enough...
Ask HOW your team will recalculate the IEP to make it appropriately ambitious?
Ask what CHANGES they'll make to ensure your child can build
upon what they know to take the next step in benefitting from their education.

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🚨 IEPs aren't a one-and-done thing. They must be
build on solid ground. This is where some... ⤵️

parents and teachers get it wrong.

They focus on service minutes, getting more
goals, or jamming everything they can think of to
make the IEP longer.

IEPs are NOT about more.
Just like a house, an IEP can't stand for long
without a foundation. It must be built.

And that's advocacy STARTS from the ground up.

🔑 Key 1: Get a great special education assessment.

This is the FIRST thing I look at when I review a family's file.

And, the FINAL thing we bring home before families
finish their journey.

Getting great testing doesn't mean you break the bank
or bang down the walls.

Just open the front door.
I've got a free guide that lays out 5 Keys to productive IEPs.

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🤔 WHY does your IEP paperwork have goals before placement?
There IS a reason and it's not... ⤵️

what you'd expect.

No matter what city or state you live in, ALL IEPs must maintain
a certain flow and sequence under IDEA Law.

So, when I work with a family in Los Angeles then another in
in Chicago, BOTH IEPs must be written in the same general order.

But, did your school explain?
Did they show you how to read your IEPs?

This is why as parents we often feel uncomfortable
even with the best of teams.
AND this is why it's time to change things.

Discover what to ask for and how to get it.
Instant instructions and directions
how to advocate like a pro.

Advocacy needs to be affordable and accessible.
This is why I created a toolkit to walk you through it
step-by-step.

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🚨 Let's be clear. 504 Plans can be a POWERFUL tool to prohibit
discrimination and ensure your child...

has equal benefits to their non-disabled peers.

And yet, there's SO much misinformation out
there when it comes to WHAT a 504 Plan is
and HOW it can support students in need.

I saw this day after day and year after year as a school
psychologist and teacher across every school district
and in city after city for 2 decades.

Despite the massive amount of info online about
IEPs, 504 Plans tend to get the short end of the stick.

This is why, I continue to push hard making it easier
to understand what a 504 Plan is and HOW it can
support kids in need.

If your child is struggling, you owe it to yourself
to understand your options so you can make
the right choices for your child.

When in doubt, ask questions.
When you feel something is off, ask for your safeguards.

This is why, I created fillable templates to guide you through
the IEP and 504 process, specifically HOW to start the process.

No fluff, just real-world advocacy tools for less than
$20 dollars.

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🚨 IEP Reevaluations are my #1 advocacy tool.
But, some teams don't explain...

WHY assessments are a game changer
to access better supports and services.

IEP testing isn't just about "eligibility determination".

Evaluations can identify students'...

Strengths- What they know➡️ accommodations
Weaknesses- What they don't know ➡️ present levels/baselines
Opportunities for learning- Need to learn ➡️ IEP goals
Threats- Barriers to learning ➡️ eligibility impact

Assessments also showcase your child's level of independence,
generalization of knowledge, and prompt levels.

They MUST include specific recommendations to help your team
develop specially designed instruction, IEP goals, and programing changes.

Under IDEA Law, IEP assessments must describe your child's functional
performance, and not just a single test or test score.

This is why, I created a fillable parent request letter
that shows you HOW to ask for NEW/BETTER IEP testing.

Step-by-step instructions and directions, for less than $20.

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🔥 What was it like at your last IEP?
How did you feel? For many families...

IEPs are hard.

It's difficult to understand unless you've lived it
and sat on all sides of the table.

This is why APPROACH matters when it comes
to IEP advocacy.

❌ It's not about getting angry
❌ It's not about being "right"

It is about strategically preparing and communicating.

Schools has complex legal guidelines
they must follow, so you need to up your game
to make informed decisions about your child.

Proactive advocacy is LEARNED and you deserve
the instructions and directions to make things better.

This is why I'm sharing the IEP meeting template I use with
ALL my families.

Stop the drama. Stop the stress.

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🚨 Over 1.6 million students in public schools have
504 Plans, and yet...

Trying to get the FAQs is akin to keeping baseball
pants clean.

It's almost impossible to keep stains from
soiling the truth.

And here's a big one.

Most schools DON'T have regular trainings on how
to write a 504 Plan, what Section 504 says, and how to
get the process started for kids who need it MOST!

How do I know?

Because, I worked in schools for over 20 years and witnessed
daily challenges in EVERY district with EVERY team.

Without training or clear directions, it's easy to make a judgement
call and the small ones turn into systemic challenges
affecting a child's entire career.

Especially, when it comes to getting your child
their first 504 Plan.

This is why, you must read our latest blog
that spells out step-by-step WHAT is a 504 Plan,
HOW it supports kids, and WHERE to get started.

Together, let's help kids thrive.
You can do this. I'll show you how.

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🔥IEP meetings are stronger when students are
seen, heard, and
valued for who they are...

This is why your child deserves a voice in the process.

The function of FAPE is to promote your child's further
education, employment, AND independent living.

This is why we want to support our kids to become
experts on their own brains, bodies, strengths, needs, and lived experiences.

Self-advocacy is NOT something kids are born knowing.
It's a skill we teach, practice, and protect.

Parents, when you include your in their IEP,
you're not asking them to fit into the IEP process.

You're helping the team understand HOW to support your
child and adjust the IEP to their needs.

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🚨 When kids don't get IEP services for weeks on end, it's
NOT okay. This is why you need to know about compensatory...

education! It's a remedy for services or supports written in your
child's IEP but not provided.

If your child didn't have OT, speech, or services were never
started this will impact goal progress and access
to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE).

But here's the bigger problem.
When parents ask about owed IEP services and schools say...

✖️ "Don't worry about it. They'll be fine."
✖️ "We know. You just have to wait."
✖️ "We can't do anything. It's the budget."

All of these responses are a DENIAL, and under IDEA Law, when
parents request compensatory education (in writing), schools MUST
provide a written response. Not just a courtesy email or a sentence
written in IEP meeting or conference notes.

This is why you NEED to know about Prior Written Notice (PWN).

Schools are obligated to provide a written response of what they refused,
why they refused it, and what data they used. There's 7 components to PWN.

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