by Cynthia Singleton | Jan 26, 2021 | advocacy
Once again, it’s time for that bi-annual spectator sport known as the Texas Legislative Session. The 87th Session of the Texas Legislature began on Jan 12, 2021 and will run through the end of May. As Texans have historically been suspicious of laws and everyone who...
by Cynthia Singleton | Dec 3, 2020 | advocacy, current events
Some of you may know that OSEP (the Office of Special Ed Programs) has been investigating TEA (Texas Education Agency) since the Houston Chronicle published the Denied series in 2017. The Denied series documented how the former Gov. Rick Perry directed the TEA to keep...
by Cynthia Singleton | Nov 19, 2020 | advocacy, Co-Vid
If you find yourself pulling your hair out to get your child to engage with on-line learning, it may be time to schedule teacher conference to discuss adjusting the accommodations. What Are Accommodations? To be nit picky about it, accommodations were created under...
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 | Sep 26, 2020 | advocacy, Co-Vid, special education, SPED process
Parents were faced with a very difficult choice in fall 2020—send their child to school for face to face instruction or continue with virtual learning. These choices were very individual and influenced by a variety of considerations—much like your child’s IEP. If you...
