AdvocacyNJ

AdvocacyNJ is working to:

 provide advocacy services to families to ensure their children are being provided a free appropriate education;

• Guidance in navigating the special education process
• Consultation with service providers, CST, teachers, parents
• IEP and/or 504 Plan Review (previous, current, proposed)
• Evaluation record review
• Meeting with child to discuss disability, accommodations, or advocacy plan
• Assistance with drafting letters and emails 
• Attendance at meetings or appointments 
• Travel time

provide a resource library with self advocacy resources, educational, and clinical resources for the state of NJ;

Development of log-in resource library, Categories would include:

• Template letters
• Videos to explain special ed concepts
• Breaking down the laws (federal and NJ)
• Topic divided categories (ASD, ADHD, Reading Disabilities, etc.)

The goal being that parents can self-advocate with the information provided. 

 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.