CASEAdvocates

07/05/2024

Were you aware that The California School Dashboard provides parents with meaningful information on your school & district's progress?

The California School Dashboard provides parents and educators with meaningful information on school and district progress so they can participate in decisions to improve student learning.

07/02/2024

Getting a good IEP Transition plan is no easy task if you lack knowledge on how to do that.

Register today for our upcoming webinar: Transition Planning: Preparing Students with IEPs for Life after High School

The purpose of special education is not just to ensure students can access education, but also that students with disabilities are adequately prepared for independent living, community engagement, college and/or training, and employment when they leave public education. Join NESCA's Director of Transition Services Kelley Challen, Ed.M., CAS, to learn about IEP transition planning and the most important knowledge and skill sets to develop while students are still in middle and high school.

When: July 16, 2024 from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET
Register: https://nesca-newton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RZtwx3-nS3qGXuUa9TpLFQ

06/29/2024

THIS!

Co-regulation at work!
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💚https://www.theottoolbox.com/co-regulation/
​🪴https://www.theottoolbox.com/mindfulness-for-kids/
​🌱https://www.theottoolbox.com/emotional-intelligence-2/

06/29/2024

Great resource.

DONT MISS THIS FREE EVENT! Know Your Rights: Empowering Parents and Caregivers of Students with Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities

Welcome to the Gary Payton II Foundation's virtual 'Know Your Rights' workshop, held in partnership with the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF). We are thrilled to have you join us for this important and free virtual event.

This workshop is designed to empower parents and caregivers of students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Our goal is to equip you with the tools and resources necessary to confidently advocate for your students within the school system. By the end of the workshop, you will feel empowered to be the voice for your student, ensuring they receive the resources and access they need to succeed in the classroom and beyond.

https://my.onecause.com/event/organizations/093edc2a-a295-4985-9241-5d1a670e0e5f/events/vevt:6d443948-976f-44ef-8796-5f03521fafb6/home/story

06/29/2024

Anxiety is internal & we don’t always see it externally. Here are some behaviors that may be related.

06/04/2024

What’s better than free online dyslexia training?

Register for June 2024 Dyslexia Initiative Conference Statewide Event to Feature Renowned Experts, Wide Array of Topics Sacramento County Office of Education / Sacramento County Office of Education News / Register for June 2024 Dyslexia Initiative Conference The statewide conference will feature key...

06/04/2024

Catching the early signs of dyslexia is key.

Sunshine Support ❤️

06/04/2024

Extended School Year (ESY)

WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Any student with a disability ages 3 through 21 who has an IEP must be considered for eligibility for ESY services.

Read more about ESY services - https://www.copaa.org/page/extended-school-year

03/22/2024

Hmmmmm

When you go to your child's IEP meeting and there is someone you do not know at the meeting just ask "Could you tell us how much time you have spent with my child?"

I see a huge growing trend where Central Office staff or the principal's are running IEP meetings instead of it being an IEP Team process. If they do not have special expertise on your child because they do not work with them nor have they gotten to know them - they can not make informed decisions about your child but instead are there to make DECISIONS for the district.

This is your child's IEP Team not the place for others to come in to save money for the district.

So, I explain before introductions "When we go around the room and introduce ourselves let's also say for the recording how long we have worked with SuperSTAR or how much time we have spent with SuperSTAR ."

A Hearing Officer needs to know who knows SuperSTAR and who does not so this will save you a little time if or when you have to file Due Process as it will already be in the record.

and Administrators if you want to SIT on a Team you MUST know the child's needs and just because you have a TITLE in a district does not mean you know my child.

(YES, there must be one LEA on the Team which is normally the Principal but there does not need to be four Admins from Central Office who know nothing about your child)
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Lots of talk on the internet around this post and I want to be sure everyone fully understands the intention of this post.

ALL parents have the right to understand how well people making decisions about their children know them. If any school employee is not comfortable with answering that question - then maybe it is because the answer really is "not enough" which is the entire point!

If anyone sitting on my child's team has never seen or met him - how can they ever say they are making INDIVIDUALIZED decisions about him? They can not.

Would you take recommendations from a Doctor who has never met the patient?

This should be just common sense!

03/22/2024

For World Down Syndrome Day 2024, World Down Syndrome Day calls for people around the world to End The Stereotypes!

Learn more about Down syndrome from people with Down syndrome and free resources: https://www.worlddownsyndromeday.org/.

03/21/2024

About one-third of autistic people are unable to communicate using speech, and most are never provided an effective alternative. However, a new study from scientists at the University of Virginia suggests that many of these individuals are literate, raising the possibility that they could learn t...