Educational Advocacy

Advocating for a child can be an enormous undertaking that requires knowledge about special education law and eligibility, procedural guidelines and deadlines, and the often confidential parent-school relationships.

At ECS, we guide and advise parents to obtain knowledge and learn the skills to negotiate on behalf of their children. ECS consultants help families do their homework, strategically plan to meet procedural requirements, and prepare for each step throughout the advocacy process:

• Understand their child’s diagnosis

• Realize how their child’s diagnosis affects learning and performance

• Learn about appropriate teaching and learning interventions in the classroom

• Gain knowledge about evaluations to measure educational progress

• Learn how to compose measurable annual objectives and goals

• Become skilled in parent-school relations

• Prepare for meetings with school personnel

• Hold emotions in check to prevent roadblocks and resolve hurdles in the process