Negotiate the IEP
Is your child facing challenges in school and you're feeling like something is not quite right? Even with a diagnosis, are you still struggling to get the support your child needs? Don't worry, because Waypoint Advocates is here to help! We are passionate about maintaining a positive relationship with the school while fighting for your child's educational rights. Let's work together to ensure that every student gets the support they deserve!
your child deserves
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diagnosis and needing
IEP but not getting the
a 504 or IEP.
Have a
Have an
services needed?
or maybe you've heard this
before...​​
Do you suspect your child has a disability such as Autism, ADHD or other disorders?
The Local Education Agency must Identify, Locate, and Evaluate children with SUSPECTED disabilities.
" you need to get your child diagnosed by a psychiatrist at your expense"
"they dont use
their voice device"
History of use should be monitored. It is the responsibility of the LEA to ensure that the child with a disability, parents, and educators know how to use the AAC device
"it's our policy! its the way we have always done things!"
A policy without documentaion is retaliation!
"dyslexia is
not covered"
20 U.S.C. Section 1401(30)
Hello?
Hi, Mrs Smith we need you to come pick up Bobby he is done learning for today.
Ok-I'll
have to leave work,
again...
"Record Data: After picking up your child, send an email to the school indicating the date, the reason for the call, and that your child was picked up. Also, mention if this is their first, second, or another day out of placement."
"your child is not autistic enough"
A parent has the right to an independent educational evaluation at public expense if the parent disagrees with an evaluation obtained by the public agency
§ 300.502
"come get your child from school because we can't handle them"
If the school cannot support your child a change of placement should be evaluated.
" they have good grades,
we cant do anything unless your child is failing"
The school is required to provide a special education to a child with disability, regardless of whether the child has been held back or failed a course or grade, and is progressing from one grade to another.
"they used to be a certified sped para and got emergency certified"
Your child has been denied a free and appropriate education as there is no emergency certification available
He will fail if you cant get him to do his homework at home!
Take data : Note date, homework, duration, assistance level. Child may need opt-out accommodation or reduction.
Thats Outlined in the The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
"we don't do that here"
Schools must schedule the meeting at a mutally agreed upon time and place
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"suspended,
possibly kicked
out"
§300.530(e) requires a manifestation determination within 10 days of changing a child's placement due to a code of conduct violation.
WE CAN
REPRESENT YOU ANYTIME ANYWHERE
IN ALL 50 STATES
FROM OUR OFFICE
TO YOUR HOME
Virtual meetings put the power back in your hands to show what was agreed to if any disputes occur, making videos more binding than verbal in room agreements that may not get captured. We record and transcribe the meeting and finally we store it on our secure server. If we ever need to show documentation to a hearing officer in court everything is already done and ready to go!- and to think you were able to do all of that from the comfort of your own home
MYTH: In person school meetings give you more power.
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Truth: In person allows for verbal assurances and promises to be made without follow-through or proof of what was said.
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​ Don't let anyone take away your power in paving your child's way to educational success.
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