Parents Advocacy in the School

03/16/2021

Hi everyone, I’ve been a Psychologist and School Parent Advocate for over twenty-five years. Over these years I have been very concerned about the educational welfare of the 17% or so of children with special needs in school during the period of the Pandemic. This has been a period of chaos and poor organization without any meaningful knowledge of the effects on the learning and general education of this disadvantaged minority of school children.

With this being said, I would love to offer a Free Online Training Workshop to teach parents and other caregivers how to effectively advocate for children with special needs in the school system.

If you’re interested please reach out directly to me on Facebook Messages or send me an email at norm.forman@gmail.com with your name, email, what dates/times work best with you and basic information about what concerns you have.

I’m very excited about the opportunity to virtually meet everyone and help. 😊

10/02/2020

This is a growing problem with so many of my clients.

“Unfortunately, kids like my son always fall through the cracks. Special needs children are always considered last."

09/29/2020

This article by The Toronto Star perfectly summarizes the realities and many challenges of parents and children trying to navigate schooling in the COVID-19 pandemic.

With today marking the launch of of virtual schooling - some parents are calling the situation a "nightmare".

Contact Norm Forman today at (416) 882-9788 or email to learn more about and how we must take action.

As we en­tered 2020, On­tario Premier Doug Ford and Ed­u­ca­tion Min­is­ter Stephen Lecce had vi­sions of ex­pand­ing on­line learn­ing into the prov­ince’s schools. Be care­ful what you wish for. On­tario has got­ten on­line learn­ing in spades and so far it has been...

09/23/2020

It's Your Right to Hire an Advocate!

When meeting with school staff regarding your child's education, you have the right to bring in an experienced education advocate, who knows their way around the system, to act in your child's best interest. See more of what Dr. Forman has to say in this informative video! 👏

09/18/2020

A lot of parents of children with special needs are unaware that they have the right to have someone who is knowledgable and who knows their way around the system to help them and to come with them to meetings to review their child's issues and needs. By having an advocacy board in the school, it will help parents more seamlessly deal with their concerns.

09/17/2020

recognizes parents dealing with problem school issues concerning their children with special needs and they share a lot in common with each other.

For example, there is a lot of anxiety, stress, worries, feelings of isolation, being alone and confusion. They look tired, exhausted and frustrated. All of them are overworked. Do you see yourself here? If so let’s get to work to change things.

09/09/2020

As we gear closer to Back To School, there are still so many concerns coming from parents of children with special needs. Every child deserves to have an equal and fair school experience, contact Norm Forman today at (416) 882-9788 or email to learn more about and how we can make this better for all. 🙌

Advocates say they would like to see schools and districts reaching out to families directly to build educational plans that address a student's unique needs.

09/03/2020

What is the goal of ?

PAS informs parents who have issues with schools about how they can use community groups and organizations such as Special Education Advisory Committees, The Children’s Aid Society and more to help them in direct and meaningful ways, on behalf of their children with special needs so it increases their sense of empowerment and reduces their feelings of isolation and frustration.