Overview
The Education Advocacy Project (EAP) provides advice and legal representation in education matters for low-income parents, caregivers, and students. EAP provides assistance in civil education matters.
When a disagreement with a school arises, the dispute can often be worked out easily. If your concerns are not resolved, you may have a right to challenge the school’s decision.
EAP advises parents and caregivers about their legal rights concerning education. We will help parents and guardians in obtaining needed educational services and testing, through requesting and reviewing educational records, attending school meetings, and advocating for available remedies.
Services
Special Education:
Disputes with eligibility, evaluations, Individual Education Plans (IEPs), 504 plans, related services, placement, behavior plans, and discipline of children in need of special education.
School Registration and Enrollment:
Difficulties over delays in school enrollment, immediate enrollment pending residency determinations, and unnecessary documentation requirements.
Discipline:
Concerns about improper school suspensions, excessive discipline actions, problems with receiving educational services during the period of suspension/ discipline, use of physical restraints, and arrests from school.
Early Intervention and Child Find:
Guiding parents and caregivers in obtaining evaluations and appropriate services for children from birth to five years who have developmental delays or certain medical conditions.
Homeless and Foster Youth:
Helping parents and caregivers enforce the rights of homeless students and foster children to obtain appropriate placement services and accommodations during transitions, as well as assisting with obtaining an educational surrogate.
Older Students:
Matters involving appropriate education and services for older students in, or upon release from, jail or Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) programs. EAP also assists students being pushed out of high school into alternative education programs.
English Language Learners:
Assisting parents and caregivers with obtaining appropriate evaluations, services and proper placement, timely enrollment into schools, and ensuring communication from the school is received in the family’s native language.
FAQ
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce volutpat ligula id consectetur sollicitudin. Donec sed fringilla augue. Duis id consequat nunc.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce volutpat ligula id consectetur sollicitudin. Donec sed fringilla augue. Duis id consequat nunc.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce volutpat ligula id consectetur sollicitudin. Donec sed fringilla augue. Duis id consequat nunc.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce volutpat ligula id consectetur sollicitudin. Donec sed fringilla augue. Duis id consequat nunc.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce volutpat ligula id consectetur sollicitudin. Donec sed fringilla augue. Duis id consequat nunc.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce volutpat ligula id consectetur sollicitudin. Donec sed fringilla augue. Duis id consequat nunc.
How to Qualify
To qualify for services a family must be within 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. You can find more information HERE or calling EAP’s intake line at 561-822-9786.
Disclaimer
The information provided on this website is information only. It does not constitute legal advice, nor does it substitute for the advice of an expert representative or attorney who knows the particulars of your case. Any use you make of the information on this website is at your own risk. We have made every effort to provide reliable, up-to-date information, but we do not guarantee its accuracy.
