by Alison Stone | May 11, 2026 | Advocacy
You already know that the first few weeks of a school year set the tone. If your child’s IEP is being implemented from day one, with the right supports in place and a team that understands the plan, the year starts from a position of strength. If there is...
by Alison Stone | May 11, 2026 | Advocacy
The anger comes through even in the emails I get from parents about this. “The school said my child’s IEP was no longer needed and offered a 504 plan instead. They made it sound like a step forward. Now I realize we lost services.” Or the opposite:...
by Alison Stone | May 10, 2026 | Advocacy
Your child has a disability. The school is trying to suspend or expel them, or is threatening a change of placement, because of a behavioral incident. And you have been told there will be something called a “manifestation determination review.” You have...
by Alison Stone | May 10, 2026 | Advocacy
If your child with a disability is entering middle school or approaching high school, and the transition conversation hasn’t started yet, you are not behind, but you are about to be unless you act now. I have worked with families whose children arrived at 18...
by Alison Stone | May 9, 2026 | Advocacy
You have asked the school to evaluate your child. Maybe more than once. And the response has been some version of “let’s give it more time,” “we want to try some interventions first,” or “your child is doing well enough that we...
