Individualized guidance to help families understand their rights, prepare for meetings, review educational records, and advocate for appropriate evaluations, services, supports, and placements.

Discuss your child’s educational history, current concerns, evaluations, services, placement, and possible next steps.

Individual guidance to help parents understand the process, organize concerns, prepare questions, and communicate effectively with the school team.
Review of IEPs, evaluations, progress reports, service records, correspondence, prior written notices, and other relevant educational documents.
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IEP, CPSE, CSE, and Section 504 Advocacy
$150 per hour
Support may include educational planning, meeting preparation, review of draft documents, development of parent concerns, communication with the family or school team, and post-meeting follow-up.

IEP or CPSE Meeting Attendance
$150 per hour
Support during meetings may include presenting concerns, requesting clarification, discussing evaluations, reviewing proposed goals and services, and addressing placement or implementation concerns.
Periodic records review, communication with the school team, progress monitoring, meeting preparation, review of evaluations and IEP documents, and assistance addressing concerns during the school year. The scope of services will be individualized and confirmed in writing.
Non-attorney advocacy and educational consulting support for mediation, resolution sessions, and impartial due process hearings. Fees are determined following an initial consultation and review of the matter based on its complexity, records, preparation required, anticipated length, and requested support.
Starting Point Services does not provide legal advice or attorney representation.

Substantive phone calls, emails, school-team communication, document preparation, follow-up, and other advocacy or educational consulting services requested by the family.
Payment is required according to the terms of the Professional Engagement Agreement. Records review, document preparation, meeting attendance, and other substantive services begin after the agreement has been signed and the required payment has been received. Services are available in English and Spanish.
Every student and educational matter is unique. Past results do not guarantee a particular outcome.
Starting Point Services provides educational consulting and non-attorney special education advocacy. Services are not legal advice, legal representation, or a substitute for working with an attorney when legal representation is needed.
Contact Clara to discuss your concerns and identify the appropriate next step.