Parent Advocate for IEP meetings?

[Guest guest]

Does anyone know where I can find a Parent Advocate to attend an IEP

meeting with me that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. We have a few

issues that need to be gone over.. and although the teacher is great

to work with.. she does more than she should and has more than once

risked her job telling the parents what they need to fight for or

how to word it so that the school board might actually approve it..

the pupil services lady from the school board is a nightmare to deal

with... I know at the last meeting that she attended we ended up in

a war of words.. and now we found that when she was supposed to

document in writing on Kiernan's IEP from last year that he needed a

1 on 1 aide (She missed the meeting and we needed her approval.. she

was to decide then add it to his IEP.. she approved but never put it

on his IEP.. both the teacher and I have in writing that this is

what took place at the last IEP meeting)... that she did not put it

in writing and I'm having to fight for an aide all over again.

Anyway.. we'd like to take an advocate with us to avoid any shouting

matches... and whatnot.. does anyone know of someone who can

provide this service?

Thanks!

J

Olmsted Falls