IEP Advocacy for Maryland Families

For when the IEP isn't working for your child

You’ve done the trainings, exhausted the free programs, and your child is still struggling in school. 

You’ve done all you can to advocate for your child’s needs, but the team keeps coming back with, “let’s wait and see…” or “we don’t do that here…” or worse, they want to change the accommodations you fought so hard for because, “they don’t use it anyways…”

You can’t keep doing what you’re doing, but you don’t know what to do next…

I spent 15 years as a healthcare and disability advocate and sat on the parent side of more IEP meetings than I can count. 

Now I am opening up one-to-one IEP advocacy services for 5 Maryland families per month. 

Christy is a non-attorney special education advocate and entering an advocate/client relationship does not substitute for legal support or advice. Christy cannot guarantee outcomes. 
Here's How I Can Help

45 minute

IEP Ask Me Anything

You’ve reviewed the latest IEP and progress reports, and you have questions…

But you don’t know what questions to bring to the IEP table, and you aren’t sure how to ask them. 

That’s exactly what the IEP AMA is for. 

If you decide to work with me as your advocate, your advocacy package gets credited $97.
IEP Ask Me Anything calls are hosted on Zoom. 

$97

Let's do this

When you need background support

Behind the Scenes Advocacy

You want to be the one advocating for your child at the IEP table, but you literally can’t keep talking in circles with the IEP team. 

You need someone to look at everything with fresh eyes and help you come up with a plan to get your child what they need and what they freaking should have in place to – well – learn. 

Behind the Scenes Advocacy keeps you at the IEP table, but gives you the second brain you’ve been craving.

Included in this package are 6 hours for document review, a strategy session, and a debrief. 

What's included in this package

  • Full document review including the IEP, Progress Reports, most recent evaluation, and any other documentation that helps me understand why you hired me to help you.
  • 2 hour Strategy Call - we can do it in one session or over 2 calls - but I am going to help you draft questions to ask, your parental input, and your non-negotiables (because there's a reason you called me to help).
  • 1 hour Debrief Call after your IEP meeting. What happened, what didn't, and what do you want (and need) to do next?

$497

Time over the 6 hours is billed at $125/hour.
Time remaining is credited for a future call.

Start with a free clarity call

Consulting

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What's included in this service

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from $1897

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The STEP Approach

Advocacy STEPs

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STOP the Spiral

STOP – before you fall down the research rabbit hole or fire off an email that you’ll definitely be both proud of and regret…

What is your child’s most urgent need right now?

T

THINK

What services and supports are you trying to protect or what goal are you working towards that will support your child’s most urgent need?

E

ENGAGE

Who is responsible for protecting your child’s services or supports or helping them work towards the goal?

Any communication you have with them should be focused on your child’s most urgent need right now. 

P

PROCESS

Things rarely get resolved after one phone call, one email, or one meeting. 

After we engage, we process what happened and make a plan for our next STEPs. 

Your next step

Get the personalized help you need to navigate the systems that support your neurodivergent child.

If you’re ready to stop spending all your free time trying to figure out what steps to take next and what to say when you do, let’s chat. 

Let's do this!