Michael Hinesly Michael Hinesly

4 Questions to Ask as a Special Education Admin

These four questions will help you self assess your district’s policies, procedures, and practices. If you are looking for third-party help in performing a full audit, proactively understanding any holes in your program, please contact me!

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Michael Hinesly Michael Hinesly

Awareness + Autism Audits

As administrators, it is sometimes a difficult task to know how to support and provide the resources for a special education classroom. As you are aware, state and federal audits of school districts are becoming the norm. This article is about the audit process and what you can do to be proactive!

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Michael Hinesly Michael Hinesly

Just give him the doughnut!

As caregivers, we can get caught in the traps of always giving in to what the child or student wants or our immediate answer is "No, you can’t have that.” Rather than falling into either trap, can we consider a more impactful way to navigate our child’s or student’s request for what they want and then be proactive rather than reactive to their requests?

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Michael Hinesly Michael Hinesly

No Parking Zone

You, as a parent, have just heard the dreaded words that confirm your greatest fear. “I am sorry to have to tell you, but your child has autism.” Don’t worry, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

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