The Importance of Supporting Exceptional Student Populations
We admire the heroic work that is done across the country by dedicated educators with the exceptional populations at their schools and within their districts. One of our core values is that we believe “All students can learn”. And our vision, as an organization, is to achieve “A nation filled with schools that successfully develop students who achieve their potential”.
That vision is nowhere more sincere than in the work done with our exceptional student populations. “Potential” can have many definitions or mean something different to different people.
For us, it means working with students, All Students, to make progress in whatever way the children need; academically, emotionally, socially, and even physically.
We understand and are familiar with the difficulties, roadblocks, frustrations, pressures, responsibility, joys and sorrows, and unmatched feelings of satisfaction and accomplishment felt by those who work with exceptional students. We believe there is a special place in heaven for such valiant souls.
There is so much involved in the dispensing of special education:
- meeting with parents and establishing a positive, supportive relationship
- writing IEPs
- maneuvering through IEP software programs
- scheduling
- finding the right or needed resources
- managing students and aids
- meeting district and state requirements and expectations
- understanding the laws
- teacher and aid coaching
- pull-outs and push-ins
- how to effectively execute a co-teaching scenario for inclusion
- the training of general education teachers in their roles and responsibilities
- budget management and funding allocations
- and so much more…
Our consultants are great communicators, patient listeners, reliably knowledgeable, experienced teachers and administrators, passionate student advocates, and fans of the dedicated women and men who devote themselves to serving special education students. You will find our consultants to be incredibly capable, experienced, extremely helpful, innovative, and staunch advocates for special education teachers and programs within schools and districts. Special education is its own ‘beast’, as some might say, and we understand it.
Consulting for Special Education is included in the Full District or Individual School Turnaround package.
However, if you have needs for coaching or consulting on program improvement and management of special education, but you are not participating in the Full District or Individual School Turnaround service, we are still eager to assist. Please, talk to us and let’s see how we might be able to help you with your special education program and teachers.