Bright Path Advocacy

11/12/2025

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11/12/2025

Did you catch the Northern Lights last night? Let me see your pictures if you did!

11/12/2025

I couldn’t agree more. This is actually true in every aspect of life though, isn’t it?

11/08/2025

For those of you with children in St. Louis County receiving special education, I encourage you to make your voices heard. The staffing conditions in our schools are concerning. The descriptions by both the SSD staff and general education teachers recounting the legal violations occurring are sounding alarms that should cause every parent to check in on their child’s IEP team. According to staff, service minutes are not being provided as documented. Students requiring 1 to 1 aides are not getting them creating safety issues for all children. Class sizes are too large for meaningful specialized instruction. SSD teachers are taxed with teaching multiple subjects to different groups during the same class period meaning students are being removed from general education for specialized instruction but only getting a fraction of the services while the same teacher attempts to provide lessons in reading to some kids, math to others and social skills all at the same time. Concerned parents and/or taxpayers can attend the board meetings or submit written comments. The next board meeting is Nov. 11. If you wish to speak or submit comments, follow the link. https://www.ssdmo.org/leadership/board-of-education

11/07/2025

You see your child’s brilliance.
You see their resilience.
You see how far they’ve come.
The system only seems to see “behavior,” “defiance,” or “low scores.”
💔 Don’t let a broken system make you believe your child is broken.
I help families cut through the noise, understand their rights, and make schools not only listen to your concerns but take actionable steps to help your child reach their potential.

10/31/2025

As November 1st looms and many children will be loosing their access to food Operation Food Search is helping. Please reach out. If this isn’t a good option for you, send me a message privately and let’s figure something out.

10/30/2025

Yes! Always!!
And if you’re in STL, for heavan sakes don’t make kids tell a joke if they don’t want to. You can bet you bottom dollar, they practiced in school and at home so if they still can’t tell the joke, it’s anxiety, language, adhd etc., not laziness!

10/29/2025

Document, document, document. Here is last nights SSD board meeting indicating what we all know. Many kids are not getting minutes outlined in their IEP’s. Teachers are being strapped with too many children and not enough trained support. Thank you to all the the teachers who spoke out.

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10/29/2025

We often talk about cozy reading corners, fun book fairs, or family reading time and those things matter. They make reading inviting.

But here’s the truth:
A child can’t fall in love with reading until they can actually do it.

No amount of enthusiasm or access replaces the explicit, systematic instruction it takes to turn letters and sounds into words that make sense.

A child who struggles to decode will never feel the joy of getting lost in a story until someone gives them the tools to unlock the words.

📚 So if we want kids to love reading, we have to make sure they’re taught how to read first. Because the magic of reading begins when the struggle ends.

10/28/2025

How does a group of determined mothers change a massive school system?

In honor of Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities Awareness Month, Learning Ally is proud to offer a FREE virtual screening of the powerful documentary, Left Behind. This film tells the inspiring story of founding the first public school for students with dyslexia in New York City.

This is a must-watch for educators, administrators, and parents seeking to understand the power of advocacy.

Watch FREE online, worldwide, from October 24th to November 1st!
https://bit.ly/47IfVMl

10/26/2025

The message is real, 95% of parents report that children with disabilities are already being harmed by cuts, closures, and chaos in the Department of Ed. Without oversight from OCR and the Office of Special Education Programs, families lose their recourse, and schools lose accountability.

Tell Congress: https://copaa.salsalabs.org/protectchildrenideareinstateeducationemployees/index.html.

We cannot allow decades of civil rights progress to be dismantled.



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10/20/2025