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...
by Alison Stone | May 9, 2026 | Advocacy
Every spring, this question lands in my inbox from parents who genuinely don’t know the answer and are afraid to get it wrong. “Do we still have rights over the summer? Does the IEP mean anything when school is out?” I understand why it feels...
by Alison Stone | May 8, 2026 | Advocacy
Every summer, I hear from parents who realize they no longer have documents they desperately need. The case manager retired. The school changed software systems. The files weren’t transferred when their child changed teachers. And now they are walking into a new...
by Alison Stone | May 7, 2026 | Advocacy
You fought hard to get Extended School Year services written into your child’s IEP. The evaluation data supported it. The team agreed. And now, with summer underway, the school isn’t delivering what was promised. Services are being cut short, providers...
by Alison Stone | Mar 12, 2026 | Advocacy
I’ve been on both sides of the evaluation request. As an administrator, I facilitated evaluations. As an advocate, I’ve fought with schools that dragged their feet, missed timelines, or conducted evaluations so narrow they missed real problems....
by Alison Stone | Mar 11, 2026 | Advocacy
I’m hearing it in conversations with parents every week: “Alison, I’m worried about what budget cuts mean for my child’s IEP. Can they just take services away? What can I do?” Your worry is justified. Arizona is facing real budget...
