When You Understand the Process, You Achieve Progress
Foreword by Temple Grandin
Do you think your child might have a disability and needs a school evaluation, but you don’t know where to start? Do you find the special education process with all the meetings and excessive terminology to be overwhelming? This guide can help.
The power tools needed to help build and execute a successful plan for your child are all included in this manual.
These include understanding:
- basic federal and state laws,
- documentation,
- how the process works,
- your rights as a parent,
- the value of teamwork,
- how to maintain high but realistic expectations,
- plus, IEP meeting tips!
The author’s unique perspective has been shaped by both personal and professional experiences, and in collaborating with school personnel through both roles.
Her passion for helping other parents through the complexities of special education and supporting students of all abilities shines through in Navigate and Advocate.
Chapter 1 - Navigating Special Education: Be Empowered, Federal Law,
Public vs. Private Education
Chapter 2 - Evaluation Team Report (ETR): Requesting Assistance, Team,
Timelines, and Assessments, Results, Qualifying for Services, Identification,
Key Takeaways
Chapter 3 - Individualized Education Program (IEP): Legal Precedent, Being
Reasonable, Adding or Changing, Layout, Reviewing, IEP Meeting Tips, Key
Takeaways
Chapter 4 - Assuming the Role of Advocate: Procedural Safeguards, Organizing
Documents, Medical vs. Educational, Routine Communication
Chapter 5 - Long-Term Success and Happiness: Planning for the Future,
Pursuing Positive Outcomes, Onward Resources
References
Tisha Eisenhuth, M.S.Ed., has navigated special education in a public school for twelve years as a parent of a child with autism, and for more than eight years supporting other parents through the special education process as an Ohio Parent Mentor. It's what inspired her to get a graduate degree in special education with a focus on autism. Tishas unique perspective has been shaped by these personal and professional experiences, and in collaborating with school personnel through both of these roles. She is passionate about helping other parents through the complexities of special education and supporting students of all abilities to help them reach their potential. Tisha lives with her husband Joe and son Zachary near Cleveland, Ohio.
