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Monthly Archives: August 2018

Special Ed 101

Michell Huber with Texas Learning Advocacy presented some great tips on preparing for an ARD, as well as some methods for families to use to be the very best possible advocate they can be for their child in the special ed system.

Unfortunately, we had some technical issues and our video cut out about half way through. Michell was kind enough to share a copy of her presentation and our wonderful volunteer, Amairani translated it to Spanish for us as well. There were a few key points that came from Michell’s presentation.

First- Know your rights- even though it is long and dry, read the procedural guide that you are given at each ARD. It lays out all of your rights and can answer a lot of questions.

Second- Ask for an advanced copy of the paperwork before the ARD so that you have time to go over the goals, any assessments, etc.

Third- Be firm, be clear, be polite, but don’t be afraid to ask for a recess or sign it as “I don’t agree”. You can take home the paperwork from the ARD and make sure you are okay with it before signing that you agree.

Below is Michell’s top goal writing tips, as well as the presentation she shared (full of additional tips, resources and much more). If you need further assistance and/or think you may need an advocate, you can always reach out to Michell.

TEXAS LEARNING ADVOCACY
texaslearningadvocacy@gmail.com
830-542-9369

You can also try COPAA to find other advocates and attorneys. There are more resources listed in the PowerPoint below as well.

Thank you Michell, this information is so helpful! Downloads from this talk are available below and include the presentations as well as the handouts.

Downloads:
PowerPoint Presentation – English
PowerPoint Presentation – Spanish
Goal Writing Tips – English
Goal Writing Tips – Spanish

August 22, 2018 Leave a comment

KOOP Radio Interview

On July 31st Casey’s Circle Founder, Marty, Board Secretary, Val and some of our long time volunteers, Sara, Rachel and Natalie were part of KOOP’s Community Pilot Show. They talked about the history or Casey’s Circle, a little bit about Casey herself, and much more.

If you were unable to listen to the interview, you can stream it below:
[mp3t track=”Interview@http://caseyscircle.org/downloads/KOOP31JUL18.wav” stop=”Pause”]

August 20, 2018 Leave a comment

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