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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]   Try Brendan Sheerin who runs a non-profit specifically for parents involved in the IEP process.  He was a real partner in helping us, went out of his way to go to school to read our child's full file, helped us to write every email to school, attended every school meeting and ensured that our child got everything he deserved. He is a retired principal, and established his organization because he felt parents are shafted by the system. Schools don't frighten him!  Best of all, he only charges for going to IEP meetings. his parents are charged no more than $75.00 for a school meeting (our total bill was $280, and I know that he takes on lots of clients for free. Best to use his brendan@iepprentingvirginia@gmail.org email address. You can't go wrong with him.[/quote]

This is 18:56 (parent with lawyer at all meetings). Wow - I had no idea someone was doing this. I meet with friends to help them strategize and prep (though most of my friends who were anti-lawyer/advocate bc of the cost have all realized that they need their own lawyers/advocates and gotten them by now). Anyways, one of the things I always say is that sometimes I feel guilty with how much my child is getting from the school system because there are so many other kids in need and could be getting as much because it’s the law, but they do not have anyone to advocate for them for a variety of reasons. If I ever have any free time, I would love to provide more for families besides informally counseling friends. [/quote]

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