Session 3: Bridging Home & Classroom
Partnering with Your Child’s School

• Core Focus: Demystifying the school system, building collaborative relationships with school staff, and advocating effectively for academic and emotional accommodations.
• Key Learning Objectives:
  
  • Navigate school support roles (school counselors, social workers, school psychologists, and Family Resource and Youth Services Centers / FRYSCs).
  • Understand the basics of 504 Accommodation Plans, Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and MTSS/RTI behavioral tiers.
  • Move from adversarial advocacy to a collaborative partnership model.
• Core Discussion Topics:
  
  • How to draft an effective, solution-oriented introductory email or meeting request to teachers and counselors.
  • Documenting academic, sensory, and behavioral barriers without shame.