AdvocacyNJ is working to:
provide advocacy services to families to ensure their children are being provided a free appropriate education;
Advocacy Services will be billed at $125 hourly
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Guidance in navigating the special education process
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Consultation with service providers, CST, teachers, parents
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IEP and/or 504 Plan Review (previous, current, proposed)
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Evaluation record review
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Meeting with child to discuss disability, accommodations, or advocacy plan
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Assistance with drafting letters and emails
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Attendance at meetings or appointments
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Travel time
provide self advocacy resources, educational, and clinical resources for the state of NJ;
provide scholarships for diagnostic and/or clinical evaluations, educator training;
Scholarship applications created to provide the opportunity to have financial assistance for evaluations and/or training for professionals. Recipients will be screened by executive director and final decisions by board members.
provide and/or sponsor educational training workshops for families and professionals.
Develop the following workshops to provide on an ongoing basis: advocating for the special needs child (4-6 week series). How to start a SEPAC in your school (3 week) series- Also, other workshops with qualified professionals offered as able.