Normally I send my Sunday email out later...and had it scheduled as such. But, that can wait until next week, I couldn't not send this out today.

Remember when some folks said, "It’ll be so much better now"?

Yeah. About that…

In case you haven’t heard, OSEP (Office of Special Education Programs, the federal office that oversees special education) has basically been wiped off the map. It’s part of a much bigger plan to gut the Department of Education. All the employees were fired Friday.

Scary? Yep. But here’s the thing.

OSEP never came to your IEP meetings. They weren’t the ones reading your emails, reviewing your data, or helping you push back. You were. You are. The real work, and the real wins, have always been at the state and local level.

And, the same goes for teachers. I mean, I actually did a webinar for them once--and like 60 teachers came. And that's out of alllll the teachers in the country. So sure, OSEP offered training and resources....but many of you are finding resources elsewhere (like on my site).

And you’re not alone.

I just published a full breakdown of what’s happening, what this means for our kids, and what you can do right now to protect your child’s rights.

Read it here: https://adayinourshoes.com/osep/

We’ve got work to do. But we’ve done hard things before.

-Lisa

P.S. The IEP Toolkit and Don’t IEP Alone were built for moments exactly like this. If you need a plan, they’ve got your back.

*Please note: the posts here that are in the "Sunday Night Emails" category are just that--previous emails sent out on a Sunday night. The dates/times/content may not match up with present day events because it was sent out a while ago.