Empowering bilingual families to make the best family-centered education decisions
Alvarez Consulting & Advocacy specializes in:
IEP/ Special Education services for families in Spanish and English
Services
Children with disabilities, academic difficulties, or behavioral issues do not have the same access to the resources as their counterparts. This includes legal representation, familiarity of services at schools, or their rights as parents. There are many barriers to resources, income or environment. Providing the tools and resources to families with children suspected of needing additional educational support is beneficial. Families and students have power and a voice.
1:1 Consultation
for families with students with disabilities
- Initial meeting to identify & evaluate problems
- Discussing next steps (offering families services including: attend meetings, providing language, further consultation)
- View our coaching services here
Speaking
speaking about special education and my unique approach to service equity
- Workshops: IEP 101 for students and families
- Transition resilience Training for immigrant students
- Speaking engagements for conferences, non-profit meetings, guest speaker, etc
- View our PD services here
Advocacy
for families with students with disabilities
- Attend school meetings to represent/support/ speak on behalf of families
- IEP, Discipline, Academic
Client Testimonials
"The workshops provided to families were warm, welcoming, informative, and empowering to parents who want to learn how to support their children in school. We were fortunate to have the connection to Alvarez Consulting and the information shared with parents motivated them to take initiative and contact the schools on behalf of their children. It was a pleasure working with Yazmin, she connects warmly to parents in a supportive nurturing way."
-Chelsea Community Connections Coalition
"My husband, and I discovered that our daughter needed a special education evaluation, and not being educators ourselves we didn't know where to begin. Yazmin took the time to help us fully understand the process. She guided us through every step, from writing a request letter, to receiving our daughter's assessments, to sitting in on our daughter's evaluation meeting. She checked in throughout the progress of our case, and prepared us for what to expect during the process. She made a very intimidating experience much easier to understand, and go through. Thank you Yazmin!"
-Community Parent
Our Individualized Education Program (IEP) Meeting Planner:
Write Everything You Need In One Place
The Special Education process can be overwhelming, especially for parents and guardians who are new to the system. There is a lot of information to take in, and it can be difficult to keep track of everything. Our journal is designed to help families stay organized and informed throughout the entire IEP process.
- The child's individual needs and goals
- The specific services and accommodations that will be provided
- The progress that the child is making
- Any concerns or questions that the family has
- IEP meeting notes
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"There is no power for change greater than a community
discovering what it cares about."
– Margaret J. Wheatley
About Yazmin Guevara
Being an immigrant and growing up in an immigrant household I have firsthand experiences of educational inequities.
I have a broad lens as a mother with children that receive special education services, as an educator, and as a Latina.
While pursuing my Master's in Severe Disabilities from Lesley University I advocated for over 60 families.
With 10 years of experience working in a public school setting, I am familiar working in special education classes as well as supporting students with their socio-emotional needs.
Let's work
The first consultation is free!
Yazmin Guevara
Special Education Consultant