As a former school administrator and an Education and Communication Consultant, I have worked with families who are angry and are ready for a fight. My goal has always been to help families look for ‘the evidence’ that supports their claim or the district’s claim. Where is ‘the evidence?’ How does a parent know their […]
When I tell parents I’m an Education and Communication Consultant working with families of children with special needs, their first thought is that I’m a Child Advocate and just calling myself something different. However, I am a Consultant not an Advocate. According to Wikipedia an advocate is a person who “intercedes on behalf of another […]
Resilience is a core skill you must call upon when you are facing challenging or adverse situations. Job loss and job search are times when resilience is needed. If over the years you have developed skills to build your resilience, you have the inner strength to bounce back from adversity. However, if you haven’t built […]
WHY Create Partnerships? Research tells us parents and school districts must create partnerships in order to maximize their children’s development, learning, and success in school. Partnerships are essential! Partnerships can only be created when everyone understands the skills and learns how to use these skills when interacting with each other. Conversations build trust and transparency, […]
At one time or another most of us have had to backpedal in order to correct a mistake or misunderstanding resulting from a hastily written and sent email. At the ‘beginning of emailing,’ you may have been writing to someone on the same server. That meant you could click ‘un-send’ if you realized the email […]