When Your Child's IEP Dispute Becomes Serious, Experience Matters.
When a Florida school district refuses to provide appropriate services, fails to implement an IEP, denies an evaluation, proposes an inappropriate placement, or otherwise fails to meet your child's special education needs, parents have options.
You do not have to navigate the special education dispute process alone.
MyChildWins.com Education Advocates helps Florida parents understand their options, prepare for important meetings, challenge inappropriate decisions, and pursue remedies available under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
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More Than 16 Years Helping Families Navigate Special Education Disputes
Meet the Dad & Daughter IEP Advocate Team
Jamison Jessup and Aimee Jessup are a Dad & Daughter IEP Advocate Team committed to helping parents advocate effectively for their children.
Our experience includes participation in:
1,000+ Due Process Proceedings
Experience involving IDEA due process complaints, resolution meetings, settlement negotiations, hearings, and special education disputes.
3,000+ IEP & School-Based Meetings
Extensive experience working directly with parents, educators, administrators, evaluators, service providers, and school district representatives.
700+ Manifestation Determination Reviews
Experience helping families facing suspension, expulsion, disciplinary changes of placement, and Manifestation Determination Reviews. When the dispute is serious, experience can make a difference.
Is Your School District Doing Any of These Things?
Parents frequently contact us because they believe their child's school is:
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Refusing to evaluate their child for special education
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Finding their child ineligible for an IEP or ESE services
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Failing to provide services required by the IEP
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Failing to implement accommodations or supports
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Offering an IEP that does not adequately address the child's needs
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Refusing requested evaluations or services
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Disputing the need for specialized instruction
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Proposing an inappropriate educational placement
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Reducing or removing services
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Failing to address significant academic or behavioral needs
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Refusing to appropriately address bullying or school safety concerns affecting the child's education
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Suspending or expelling a student with a disability
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Disagreeing with the parent about FAPE, evaluations, services, or placement
If your child's educational needs are not being appropriately addressed, it may be time to explore your dispute-resolution options.
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What Is an IDEA Due Process Hearing?
An IDEA due process hearing is a formal procedure available for resolving certain disputes between parents and public school districts involving special education.
Due process disputes may concern issues involving a child's:
Identification • Evaluation • Eligibility • Educational Placement • IEP • Special Education Services • Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
A due process case is considerably different from an ordinary IEP meeting.
There may be formal pleadings, deadlines, resolution meetings, motions, evidence, witnesses, exhibits, settlement negotiations, and ultimately a hearing before an administrative law judge.
That is why preparation matters.
Already Have a Due Process Hearing or Resolution Meeting Scheduled?
Do not wait until the last minute to seek help.
Once a due process complaint has been filed, important procedural deadlines can begin running.
We assist families with matters involving:
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IDEA due process complaints
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Due process hearings
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Resolution meetings
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Settlement negotiations
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Mediation
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Evidence and exhibits
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Witness preparation
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Discovery
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IEP disputes
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Eligibility disputes
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Evaluation disputes
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Placement disputes
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Compensatory education and services
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School discipline disputes
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Manifestation Determination Reviews
What Is a Resolution Meeting?
After an IDEA due process complaint is filed, a resolution meeting may be required unless the parties agree to waive it or use another permitted dispute-resolution process. The resolution meeting can be an important opportunity to resolve the dispute before a full hearing becomes necessary. Parents should understand what they are requesting, what evidence supports their position, and what terms would actually resolve the dispute.
Our extensive due process experience includes participation in resolution meetings and negotiations designed to resolve special education disputes without unnecessarily proceeding through a complete hearing.
Florida ESE & IDEA State Complaints
Due process is not the only dispute-resolution mechanism available to parents. Depending upon the problem, a parent may also consider a state complaint concerning alleged violations of special education requirements.
The appropriate remedy depends upon the facts, the alleged violation, the relief being sought, applicable deadlines, and other circumstances. We help parents understand the available options and determine an appropriate course of action for their child's situation.
What If the School Violated My Child's IEP?
An IEP is not merely a collection of suggestions. Schools have obligations concerning the special education and related services contained in a student's IEP. When required services have not been provided, an important question becomes:
What will the school do to correct what your child lost?
Depending upon the circumstances, disputes may involve compensatory education or compensatory services intended to address educational services or benefits the student should have received.
If you believe your child's IEP has not been properly implemented, talk with us about what happened.
Looking for Representation for Due Process?
Parents facing a serious special education dispute frequently begin by searching for someone qualified to represent them in an IDEA due process hearing. MyChildWins.com Education Advocates is an education advocacy organization, not a law firm. However, we can represent you in a due process hearing as your qualified representative. We believe parents should clearly understand who is providing their services and the nature of that person's role. Our team has extensive experience advocating for families in special education disputes and due process proceedings. When a matter requires services outside our role, we believe parents should understand that distinction.
Why Families Choose MyChildWins.com
Experience Where It Matters
Reading about IDEA is different from participating in actual IEP meetings, resolution sessions, MDRs, negotiations, and due process proceedings. Our team brings extensive practical experience to the table.
Dad & Daughter Team
Jamison and Aimee work together with one objective: Help parents help their child win at school.
Florida-Focused Advocacy
We understand the terminology Florida families encounter—including IEPs, ESE, FAPE, MDRs, evaluations, placement, due process, and state complaints.
We Understand the Parent's Perspective
Parents frequently come to us after months—or even years—of meetings, emails, requests, disagreements, and frustration. Our job is to help identify the important issues, determine what needs to change, and help the parent advocate strategically for the child.
Your Child's Education Is Too Important to Wait
If you're considering due process, preparing for a resolution meeting, challenging an inappropriate IEP, dealing with an IDEA violation, or simply believe the school district is no longer listening, start by talking with us.
There is no obligation to hire us simply because you schedule a consultation.
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Tell us what is happening.
Let us review the problem.
Then let's talk about what options may be available to help your child succeed at school.
MyChildWins.com Education Advocates, LLC
Dad & Daughter IEP Advocate Team