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Notes from Advocacy In Action – Building Relationships
Building Relationships was one of the excellent workshops we were fortunate to have at our second annual advocacy conference, Advocacy In Action (2017). It was presented by Erika Cedillo and José Duarte. You’re really going to have to look out for their next live version of this presentation, because their energy and enthusiasm really gave the content so much life! What I took away from this presentation was that just like a marriage, or a parent-child relationship, our relationships with the school team, and other teams we engage with for the benefit of our children with special needs, you have…
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Notes from Advocacy In Action Part 1 – Building Relationships
Building Relationships was one of the excellent workshops we were fortunate to have at our second annual advocacy conference, Advocacy In Action (2017). It was presented by Erika Cedillo and José Duarte. You’re really going to have to look out for their next live version of this presentation, because their energy and enthusiasm really gave the content so much life! What I took away from this presentation was that just like a marriage, or a parent-child relationship, our relationships with the school team, and other teams we engage with for the benefit of our children with special needs, you have…
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Guest Post: Effective Approaches to Resolving School Issues for Your Child With Special Needs
With the startup to the new school year, and the many challenges that parents typically encounter around this time, I thought it might be valuable to have a comprehensive guide to how to proceed. I turned to Inclusion BC to see if they could provide some guidance. This excellent and thorough document is what they provided. Thank you, Inclusion BC! – Tracy About us: Inclusion BC is a provincial non-profit organization that advocates for children and youth with special needs, and adults with intellectual disabilities and their families. Education is one of our biggest priorities. That’s why we’ve made it…
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Advocacy In Action – a Workshop/Conference for Parents/Guardians of Children With Special Needs in BC Schools
Whether your child has a confirmed diagnosis or you have a child who seems stuck in the system, join us for inspiration as well as practical tips and techniques. Hear from experts and real parents who’ve been through grueling experiences and managed to re-emerge with tools and supports for their children, while finding the right fit in the BC system. You’ll also find a community of parents who really get your experience and can help you feel less isolated.
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Media Release October 4, 2016 Re: Private SES Funding
Parent advocates decry BC government funding for select special needs private schools as elitist and segregatory For immediate release BRITISH COLUMBIA October 4, 2016 – Sending $1 million in special needs funding to select private schools smacks of elitism, says a parent advocacy group made up of BC parents of special needs children, Action for Equitable Access to Education (BCEDAccess). The group is reacting to yesterday’s announcement of funding for 15 select private schools. “That means just 500 kids will get the help, services and support they deserve,” says Andrea Kennedy, a spokesperson for BCEDAccess. “But 45,000…
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Special Needs Funding in BC Schools – It’s Not What You Think
The allocation of services for students in various categories is not like a Chinese Food Menu…if you have designation “X”, it comes with egg rolls and a full time EA The Ministry began by determining, in a very broad way, approximately how much it will cost to meet the needs of students in certain special education categories. They recognize that the sum they have come up with may exceed the cost of meeting the needs of some students and be insufficient to meet the needs of others within the same category. In short, the Ministry has never claimed that the…
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Guest Post: The Paper Bag
This is a powerful message from Kim McLeod, originally shared on her public Facebook page. Please read and share widely.
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Notes from the April Advocacy Conference
We would like to thank all of our attendees for coming to our first Advocacy Conference in April. It was a huge success, connections were made, and much was learned!We would also like to extend a warm thanks to all of our amazing presenters. Their time and dedication is so appreciated, and now they are providing their conference notes for our reference in continuing our advocacy work for our children. Tracy Humphreys, Conference Coordinator I will be posting over the next few weeks as I receive these notes. Sign up to follow our blog for updates! FOLLOW CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND…
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Shoring Up The Cracks
For parents who have children who struggle in some or all academic areas, I have some thoughts I’d like to share about reporting student progress – in particular about reporting progress as it relates to IEP goals and objectives, so their child won’t be one of those who falls between the cracks. Spiral Curriculum: A spiral curriculum is an area of study, like math, where students will have that same subject throughout their school career. Each year the content of that subject will increase in complexity, reinforce, and very often depend upon, the student’s prior learning. For example, to be…
