When we talk about long-term special education plans, we’re talking about looking into the next three to five years of your child’s life. While we may not know which members of your school district’s IEP team may still be present,…
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An IEP goal bank is a tool many schools use to write goals for students. If it comes from an official IEP goal bank, then it must be a goal dedicated to helping your child maximize their education, right? Not…
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It is news to no one reading this that the pandemic has been a challenging time and has affected schools in a way that distorts a reasonable IEP timeline. This is especially true in special education. It has brought out…
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Is there such a thing as an easy IEP? This is a great question and there are multiple answers. An easy IEP is when the school district writes the IEP with very little parent involvement, gives it to the parent…
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Aspire Advocacy’s founders have been advocates for a long time and have extensive knowledge of IEP insider tricks. They have attended hundreds (if not thousands) of IEPs. School districts, however, still find new and creative ways to surprise parents and…
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Supplemental summer education is increasingly popular in Silicon Valley. Why? Well, keeping your child sharp over the summer helps prevent the normal regression during the roughly 8-week break. However, many children in Silicon Valley have even more on their…
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The time leading up to your first IEP meeting can be stressful. What will happen at the meeting? Will your child get the services they need to succeed in school? Will the school district attempt to obstruct your child’s access…
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Parenting children with special needs can quickly feel like raising a child by committee: there are a myriad of opinions and experts telling parents what they should and shouldn’t do. This tumultuous flow of information may convince parents that they…
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Before we talk about examples of IEP goals, we need to talk about what goals are to an IEP. Goals are the literal bones of an IEP and provide a supporting structure for your child’s education map for the time…
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Special education assumptions are a huge contributing factor as to whether or not your child receives the services they need. Why are assumptions made about our children with special needs when there are experts who can prove that our children…
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