by Cynthia Singleton | Oct 29, 2020 | advocacy, current events, special education
Have you ever heard this answer in response to your request for services for your child? We don’t have the money. These days you are hearing it less and less because more school administrators have realized that is an illegal answer to any parent request for special...
by Cynthia Singleton | Oct 27, 2020 | advocacy, New to special education, wellness
We’ve all been there. You’re in that room the school uses for ARD/IEP meetings. All these people you don’t know are crowded in there.You just want to crawl under the table and the meeting to be over. They talk really fast, use a lot of acronyms , and they make it...
by Cynthia Singleton | Oct 22, 2020 | advocacy, current events, special education
Finally, some good news for families with students in special ed from the Texas governor’s mansion! On Wed., Oct 21, the Gov. Abbott’s Office sent out a press release stating that he has authorized TEA (Texas Education Agency) to oversee grants of up to $1,500 per...
by Cynthia Singleton | Oct 20, 2020 | advocacy, Co-Vid, wellness
Extended screen time has become the new normal with Co-Vid. The effects of screen stress can add up over time, regardless of whether you’re participating zoom meeting marathons or up to your eyebrows in spread sheets or emails. You may notice things become blurry when...
by Cynthia Singleton | Oct 16, 2020 | advocacy, Co-Vid, special education, SPED process
I love IDEA—the law that governs special education. Sometimes when I talk about it, I even tear up. I really believe in the power of the process where parents, teachers, and school staff get together to develop a solution-oriented plan that helps a student with a...
by Cynthia Singleton | Oct 6, 2020 | advocacy, Co-Vid, wellness
No doubt about it—2020 has been a year of increased anxiety, and that is not good for anyone. While isolated fear episodes are both normal and necessary, daily anxiety over weeks, months, or even years is not normal and will eventually result in physical problems in...
