Special Ed Advocate Silicon Valley Accommodations vs Modifications In the educational setting, there two ways to change curriculum so that as student can do the work so that it is appropriate and accessible. Many people, including educators, interchangeably use the…
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Can You Be Effective and Have Good Working Relationships with the School District? Part 2 of 2 The answer to the question posed above is “It depends.” If you live in a combative or even a passively resistant school district,…
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Special Education Advocate Parent San Jose Can You Be Effective and Have Good Working Relationships with the School District? Part 1 of 2 This is a tough one. Dads play a crucial role in their children’s lives and are important…
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IEP Assistance Santa Clara The Boxes on an IEP Did you know that every little box on an IEP document is important? Some are more important than others but they all correspond to necessary information about a student. Often how…
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Ethics and Advocacy in Special Education Are ethics and special education mutually exclusive? As parents try hard to advocate for their children with regards to special education services, placements and supports, it can often seem like a very unfair discussion. Parents want…
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Special Ed Advocate Info San Jose -District cannot arbitrarily limit IEP to 30 or 60 minutes. We were recently at an IEP where the District’s administrator said “My IEPs usually take 30 minutes, and a maximum of one hour.” Like…
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Special Education Advocacy Santa Clara and Santa Cruz School Year 2014-2015 in Review Gratitude Version Another school year in the books, and what a year. We have seen school staff put themselves out on limbs professionally to get students what…
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What Extended School Year Santa Cruz San Jose is: Individualized and based solely on that particular student’s critical and specific skills that are an essential part of the student’s overall education progress Determined by the IEP committee Based on multiple…
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