{"id":12821,"date":"2015-07-02T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=12821"},"modified":"2015-06-11T06:53:15","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T10:53:15","slug":"your-advocacy-game-plan-week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/your-advocacy-game-plan-week-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Advocacy Game Plan &#8211; Week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Your%20Advocacy%20Game%20Plan%20-%20Week%201\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Plan and Prepare<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float: right; margin-left: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/istock\/parent.mtg.jpg\" alt=\"Parent meeting\" width=\"200\" height=\"154\" \/><\/strong><\/span>As a parent, you negotiate with the school for services.<\/p>\n<p>To be a successful negotiator, you must understand the system and how it works.<\/p>\n<p>Many parents don\u2019t realize that school systems are bureaucracies.<\/p>\n<p>Parents often don\u2019t know how important decisions are made &#8211; or by whom.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Improve Your Advocacy Skills<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are a \u201cnew parent\u201d or you want to improve your advocacy skills, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/articles\/plan_new_parent.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw Advocacy Game Plan<\/span><\/a> will help.<\/p>\n<p>Like Charles, you wonder what information to read so you can advocate effectively for your child.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The answer is in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/articles\/plan_new_parent.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">this article<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll find a game plan, links to articles and information, and a listing of resources.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Begin at step one<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>1.<\/strong> Gather Information &amp; Hone Advocacy Skills<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>2.<\/strong> Learn About Your Rights &amp; Responsibilities<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>3.<\/strong> Get a Comprehensive Evaluation from a Private Sector Expert<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>4.<\/strong> Read One Book a Month<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>5.<\/strong> Subscribe to The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/subscribe.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Special Ed Advocate Newsletter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>6.<\/strong> Help Yourself: Wrightslaw Way Blog &amp; Community Helpline<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>7.<\/strong> Use Online Information &amp; Resources<\/p>\n<p>Read the complete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/articles\/plan_new_parent.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw Game Plan<\/span><\/a> to find the next steps.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><em>Time to Review<\/em> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Self-Study Advocacy Program for the New Parent &#8211;<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=12815\"> the 7 &#8220;Ps&#8221;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plan and Prepare As a parent, you negotiate with the school for services. 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