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Our services

Real help for the real fights.

We handle the meetings, paperwork, and hard conversations that come with special education, so you're never going it alone.

IEP Meeting Advocacy

We attend IEP meetings with you, ensuring your child's needs are understood and met.

  • Review the draft IEP and recent evaluations before the meeting
  • Help you write down your concerns and goals
  • Sit beside you at the table and keep the focus on your child
  • Help you request changes in writing afterward

Special Education Support

Guidance through evaluations, services, accommodations, and placement.

  • Requesting an initial evaluation or reevaluation
  • Understanding eligibility decisions
  • Reviewing services, accommodations, and placement options
  • Section 504 plans for students who don't qualify for an IEP

Parent Rights Guidance

We educate and empower parents on their rights under IDEA and Section 504.

  • Your procedural safeguards, explained in plain language
  • Consent, prior written notice, and access to records
  • Independent educational evaluations (IEEs)
  • Options when you and the school disagree

School Meeting Representation

We advocate for your child in SST, discipline, and other school meetings.

  • Student Support Team (SST) and RTI meetings
  • Discipline and manifestation determination reviews
  • Parent-teacher and administrator conferences
  • Transition planning meetings

Behavior & Academic Support

We help connect families with strategies and resources to support student success.

  • Functional behavior assessments and behavior plans
  • Tracking progress on IEP goals
  • Home and school strategies that work together
  • Tutoring and academic support referrals

Resource Connection

Referrals to trusted community resources including therapy, ABA, counseling, and more.

  • Speech, occupational, and physical therapy
  • ABA and behavioral health providers
  • Counseling and family support
  • State and community disability agencies

How it works

Four steps to getting help

  1. Reach out

    Fill out the Parent Intake Form or call us. Tell us what's going on in your own words.

  2. We talk

    We'll contact you within one business day to listen, ask a few questions, and explain how we can help.

  3. We prepare together

    We review your child's documents, map out your rights and options, and plan what to ask for.

  4. We show up

    We attend meetings with you and help you follow up in writing until things are moving.

Before we talk

Helpful to have ready

You don't need all of these to get started. Bring what you have.

  • Your child's current IEP or 504 plan, if there is one
  • Recent evaluations, report cards, and progress reports
  • Emails or letters from the school
  • Any discipline notices or incident reports
  • Notes on what you've seen at home and what worries you most

Ready to talk?

Tell us what's happening. We'll reach out within one business day.

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You don't have to navigate this alone.

1-888-KNOW-EDU
zandra@advancefoundations.org
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