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| Advocating for parents in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas and Iowa |
Ugly IEP meetings? School
resisting you?
You need help quick!
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Special Education Parent's Advocacy Link
, LLC (SEPAL) are advocates in the public schools for parent's who have children with special needs; we are also parents of
children with disabilities.
Marilyn McClure is a due process hearing panel member in Missouri and is an advocate for parents
who have children in the public schools.
SEPAL can assist you draft a child complaint for submission to your state's
education agency. Child complaints are used when a parent disagrees with what the school is/isn't doing for their child with
an IEP. Often, parents can accomplish what otherwise would have necessitated a lengthy due process hearing.
SEPAL attends IEP meetings at the school with the parent. SEPAL attends 504 accommodations
meetings too.
SEPAL has a network of advocates in Missouri and Kansas who can serve parents in those areas with their special education
concerns including learning disabilities, autism, and other special needs.
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Army
and Air Force parents: SEPAL is familiar with your unique circumstances. We can arrange to
meet with you at your post/base family support center. Army and Air Force special education advocates are available
at SEPAL.
Parents--SEPAL can share with you information that may help you to avoid due process. Other mechanisms
exist that the public school might not be telling you about...
SEPAL are advocates who are not lawyers and SEPAL does not give legal advice; we have special knowledge
and expertise as advocates who are also parents of student's with special needs.
Delay is the worst thing a parent can do when the child is struggling in public school.
Call SEPAL to learn strategies that worked in our experience that prevented unnecessary strife.
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| "Kids grow up only once" |
Already Requested "Due Process"?
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Upcoming "Resolution Meeting"?
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SEPAL advocates can go with you since we are not lawyers.
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SEPAL advocates can go with you since we are not lawyers.
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SEPAL serves parents in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska,
Iowa and Arkansas.
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suspension meetings
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We meet with parents at their work, homes, libraries, restaurants, near to you.
evening and weekend appointments available
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unidentified learning disabilities?
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does your child need tested?
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IEP meeting upcoming? Never go alone!
Often it's very difficult to undo what happens during an IEP meeting. Be proactive with SEPAL.
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The school people aren't listening to you--call SEPAL.
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tell us what documents you have received from the school (IEP, suspensions, notices, etc)
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Tests the school has performed, if any
Behavior plan, if any
suspension papers
daily teacher reports
504 Accommodation plans, IEP
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when/if was the last time you had a meeting with the school people?
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meetings with teachers, principals
IEP meetings
teacher conferences
meetings with superintendent
school bus reports
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what does your child struggle with?
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do you suspect learning disabilities?
...autism?
...processing deficits?
...attention deficit?
...school burnout?
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Click on "telephone consultations" at the top of the page in the left column.
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Submit the form below to inquire about advocate services or to be added to our
quarterly e-mail list (please indicate).
Special Education Parent's Advocacy Link is a private consulting firm. Since we
are independent, fees are required for service.
click here to visit our Kansas blog
click here to visit our Missouri blog
Copyright 2007 Special Education Parent's Advocacy Link, LLC (SEPAL)
PO Box 16, Strasburg, MO 64090 SEPAL, LLC, is not an attorney and does not provide legal advice
in any way.
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