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Parental/Procedural Safeguards

As a teacher Parental/Procedural Safeguards were never really something that I worried about too much. As long as we got it to the parent...

504 vs. Special Education

Having worked in Special Education for so long, I have been asked many times, “What’s the difference between 504 and Special Education?”....

BIPs & FBAs & Manifestations, Oh my!

If you have a learner that has behavioral concerns, this post may be for you. As I’ve stated in previous blog posts, there are a...

IEP Goals and Regression

Regression is a concerning problem that parents may not be aware of, let alone realize it’s impacting their learner. In school terms,...

STAAR Alt Testing

Once again, a current client of mine inspired this post. There seems to be a lot of confusion among parents and misunderstanding of STAAR...

Least Restrictive Environment

I want to apologize, this post should have been out about two weeks ago. However, due to the winter storm and all of the unforeseen...

ARD Timelines and Consent

I’m attaching this document, just in case someone needs to reference any acronyms or isn’t sure what I’m referring to Sped Acronyms and...

Accommodations vs. Modifications

This will be a fairly short entry since I’ll only be discussing the differences between modifications and accommodations. However, it is...

What to Expect for Your Initial IEP/ARD Meeting

As an educator for over 10 years, I have seen so many parents (friends and family included) stress about their child not doing well and...

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