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The Advocate

school and family path

You walk into the meeting with the file. You read the plan, you ask the question, and you do not leave until someone signs.

The receipts that point here

• Stand up for a colleague, a child, or someone you love.
• Help another mother get what she needs.
• Handle a complaint with a client, a school, or a company.

Job titles to search

• Family advocate
• Family liaison
• Case manager

The work that fits

• Private special-education or IEP advocate for families

  Appointment-based, a great fit if you have taught. Training programs exist.

  How it starts: Some cost or training first

  First step: Look up one special-education advocacy training program and read its course outline.

• Family engagement coordinator or parent liaison for a school or district

  School-year hours that match the kids' calendar.

  How it starts: Low cost to start

  First step: Look at your district's job board and ask a principal you know who does this role today.

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