Our Services

Thoughtful and extensive review of Educational Records and Outside Assessment Reports, which can help to:

• Develop and organize the story of your child’s educational career;

• Identify and rectify gaps in data;

• Develop ideas regarding your child’s strengths, and ways to support and build on these;

• Provides opportunities to identify potential mismatches between intervention method(s) and area(s) of need; and

• Develop recommendations related to possible modifications to the child’s IEP or 504 Plan. Including, but not limited to:

  • eligibility/assessment data, data collected for the Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP) Section of the IEP, IEP Goals and Objectives, the Impact Statement of the IEP, Accommodations/Instructional Supports, Services (e.g., methodology, type, frequency, intensity, setting, etc.)

• Guidance and support to understand assessment results

  • On your time, and in the privacy of your home. You can ask all the questions you want.

• Guidance and support related to requesting assessments, and suggestions for the Team on which areas to gather data.  

• Having another perspective at the IEP/504 Table when the assessment results are being reviewed and decisions are being made.

• Home / School Communication Liaison Support with Staff outside of the context of Meetings.

• Coaching and Support / Input to develop and maintain productive written and in-person conversations with school staff.

• You can expect GPS Education Consulting L.L.C., to provide respectful, direct, professional, timely, and knowledgable communication with Clients, School Staff, and Community Partners over a variety of formats (e.g,. email, phone, video-conferencing, attending IEP / 504 / School Meetings, etc.).

• Assistance with ensuring necessary documentation from meetings

  • So that your input is not lost in the notes,

  • And to ensure that we are following procedures consistently and efficiently.

• The Table can feel big and lonely at times.

  • Enjoy some peace of mind by having an experienced professional to lean on.

• We’re here to support you and the team to make sure that we are all following procedural safeguards and honoring the rights of students / parents / caregivers to the greatest extent possible.

• Add an outsider’s creativity and problem-solving skills to the Team to help create a shared vision of success for your child, to help detail the steps needed to get there, and to help each other stay accountable to the agreed-upon plan.

• Get another perspective as to whether the IEP Team has exhausted its options to support your child.

• As a former IEP Team Member, Evan often led the Team in conducting Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and developing Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs).

  • At times, these documents can be dense, outdated, and/or difficult to implement.

• GPS Education Consulting L.L.C. can provide an experienced outsider’s perspective and encourage creative problem solving to support the development and implementation of clear, consistent, and effective Behavior Intervention Plans that support your child’s dignity and personal growth.

• After over 10 years of working in schools and supporting students and families from birth through high school, Evan has developed countless visual supports for social / emotional / behavioral interventions and support plans, and data collection tools, and has a vast library of professional resources to support students, families, and school staff.

  • This gives your child and their Support Team access to resources that can often times help busy school teams get supports and interventions in place faster.

• As the former Facilitator of the Instructional Intervention Team and School’s Problem-Solving Team, GPS Education Consulting L.L.C. harnesses training and experience in the areas of

  • problem identification,

  • designing research-based interventions,

  • collecting baseline data and formative data to help evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention,

  • developing objective and measurable goals for intervention progress, and

  • evaluating intervention effectiveness.

• While not an exhaustive list, GPS Education Consulting L.L.C. has training and experience related to interventions in the following areas:

  • Reading-

    • Basic Reading Skills;

    • Phonics/Decoding;

    • Reading Comprehension;

    • Reading Fluency;

  • Oral Expression;

  • Math -

    • Math Calculation;

    • Math Problem Solving;

  • Spelling;

  • Written Expression -

    • Content,

    • Mechanics,

    • Grammar,

  • Executive Functioning Skills;

  • Social Skills;

  • Emotional Regulation (e.g., anger, anxiety, sadness, etc.);

  • Behavioral Regulation (e.g., compliance, attention, motivation, aggression, avoidance/escape, impulsivity, disruption, etc.).