Support for Families

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Consultation

Whether you need help with a specific situation or are looking for a partner on the journey, here are some ways I can help:

Understand your child's unique strengths and current needs
Review your child’s current academic placement, school-based supports, and relevant records
Provide customized educational planning
Offer individualized recommendations

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Presentations

I enjoy sharing information to support parents at community events, PTAs, and conferences. Here are some sample topics I can present on:

504s
ADHD
Advocacy
Anxiety
Creativity
Dysgraphia
Executive functioning
IEPs
Regulation
Transition IEPs

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Educational Advocacy

When parents and a child's support team work together collaboratively, it's best for the child. Here are some ways I can offer support:

Outline strategies for effective communication
Attend meetings with you
Share about your child's strengths and needs
Advocate for services, supports, accommodations, placement, etc.
Provide emotional support
Prepare correspondence
Help resolve disputes or miscommunication

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Resource Navigation

I know you are busy! Let me provide you with targeted resources curated specifically for your unique child and situation. Here are some examples of information and guidance I can provide:

Resource referrals
Books and articles
Podcasts
Parent support groups, online forums, and resource networks
Activities for your child outside of school or during the summer
Online resources
Workshops and webinars
Parent education materials

Contact Me

You are not alone. I want you to be informed, empowered, and supported as you navigate your child's educational journey.

"When a flower doesn't bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower."
-Alexander den Heijer

How I Can
Help

Areas of Expertise

Gifted/Highly Capable

Program eligibility
Enrichment
Talent development
Acceleration
Summer courses and camps
Finding intellectual peers
Asynchronous development
Transition planning from elementary to middle and middle to high
College and career planning
Student engagement
Running Start
College-in-the-high-school classes
Advanced Placement (AP) courses
Curriculum compacting
Grade skipping
Early college entrance
Resources
Concerns
School correspondence
Understanding your options
School meetings

504 Accommodations

Eligibility criteria
Evaluation/re-evaluation
504 plans
Accommodations
Understanding your rights
Understanding the law
Navigating the system
Resources
Concerns
School correspondence
Understanding your options
School meetings

Special Education

Eligibility criteria
Evaluations/re-evaluations
IEPs
Specially designed instruction
Modifications
Accommodations
Understanding your rights
Understanding the law
Navigating the system
Transition plans
Birth to three services
Developmental preschool
18 to 21-year-old programs
Inclusion
Independent educational evaluations
Extended school year (ESY)
Compensatory education
Resources
Concerns
School correspondence
Understanding your options
School meetings

2e (twice exceptional)

Balancing cognitive demand and student interest with support in areas of challenge and need
Gifted/Highly Capable
Special education
504 accommodations
Neuropsych evaluations
Resources
Concerns
School correspondence
Understanding your options
School meetings
Strength-based IEPs

Independent/Private School

Support for students with IEPs enrolled in independent schools
Equitable services
ISPs (Individual Service Plans)
Resources
Concerns
School correspondence
Understanding your options
School meetings