Advocacy

5 08, 2017

9 Tips to Help You Advocate for Your Child

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-12T13:52:39-05:00

1. Know the rules All public schools abide by specific laws and regulations which provide special services for children with disabilities who qualify for such services. The criteria for eligibility vary in each state and some school districts, but all schools must adhere to a minimum federal standard. To learn more about the laws in your state and your rights as a parent, contact us. 2. Get to know the people who make decisions about your child’s education Connect with educators and administrators in both casual and formal settings. Talk with your child’s teacher on a regular basis. If possible, volunteer [...]

9 Tips to Help You Advocate for Your Childkristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-12T13:52:39-05:00

27 07, 2017

Comments that Parents Hear: “Your child is too smart to have an IEP.”

kristina@partnerstx.org2019-10-03T12:06:40-05:00

Fact: Intelligence has no bearing on disability or need. Even individuals with genius level IQs can have a disability that affects their ability to access the curriculum. A student with a disability and "high cognition" can have needs (organizational skills, homework completion, social skills, counseling, and classroom behavior, etc.) that need to be addressed through special education and related services. IDEA does not require schools to help a child reach their potential. However, OSEP does say that the school should "consider information about outside or extra learning support provided to the child". This would include support the family is providing directly [...]

Comments that Parents Hear: “Your child is too smart to have an IEP.”kristina@partnerstx.org2019-10-03T12:06:40-05:00

25 07, 2017

Advice for Parents of Kids With Learning Disabilities

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:01:58-05:00

Was your child recently diagnosed with a learning or attention issue, like dyslexia or ADHD? Would you like some advice from parents who are farther along in the journey? As part of Understood.org's Real Parents, Tough Topics series, Understood has brought together four parents of kids with learning and attention issues. Watch their conversation as they each share “What I wish I’d known sooner” about their children’s issues, working with schools and more. https://youtu.be/5UtUVI4xFkQ&w=500

Advice for Parents of Kids With Learning Disabilitieskristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:01:58-05:00

20 07, 2017

Comments that Parents Hear: “We place all children with Autism here.”

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:02:19-05:00

The IDEA regulations put an emphasis on students being served at their home campus. Courts, hearing officers, and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) have allowed schools to place some groups of students with disabilities on one or more campuses with non-disabled students rather than on every campus. However, the law and regulations put a priority on the concept of students being educated with their peers and in the general education classroom to the extent possible. There also must be a “continuum of alternative placements” within the school. Also a child with a disability is not to be “removed from education [...]

Comments that Parents Hear: “We place all children with Autism here.”kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:02:19-05:00

30 06, 2017

5 Reasons Why Presuming Competence is ALWAYS a Good Idea

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:04:52-05:00

This is an article that Kim, PRN Training & Evaluations Specialist, gives to everyone who works with her son, Hayden. I think all teachers have had students who led them to that “ah-ha” experience that helped them realize why they got into teaching in the first place. The students were eager, curious, funny, stubborn, persistent, or just plain nice kids. It happened for me back in 1992. I was doing some school reform and inclusive education work with a newly built high school in southern New Hampshire. On my first day at the school, I met two incoming 9th graders, both [...]

5 Reasons Why Presuming Competence is ALWAYS a Good Ideakristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:04:52-05:00

13 06, 2017

What is a CRCG?

kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:11:11-05:00

Unfortunately, Community Resource Coordination Groups (CRCG) are an asset that many parents, state agency staff and the general public are not aware of. A CRCG can provide help and support to many individuals with disabilities and their families while also supporting the efforts of professionals. […]

What is a CRCG?kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:11:11-05:00

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