Helping parents with Special Education,
the IEP Process and School Success

The words special education can be confusing, frightening and overwhelming to any parent.  The goal of this site is to educate you so that you can be the best, possible advocate for your child by providing you with information on the following topics:

• What is Special Education (SAI)?
• What is the IEP Process?
• What is a 504 Plan?
• What are your rights as a parent?
• How do you communicate with your child's IEP team?
• How can you help your child achieve academic success?
• What do you do if you don't agree with your child's school?
• Special Sections on Learning Disorders, ADHD and Autism
• Collaboration, Mediation and IEP Tips

Maybe you have a child whose been newly diagnosed with a learning disability, or your child has an IEP but you don't feel it's effective. This site was created to help you understand special education and the IEP process so you can make the best-informed decisions for your child.

By empowering parents to better understand the public school system, we can work together to make every child's wish come true.