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Alicia has worked in the public school system for 26 years, working primarily with students with special needs. She has served as Special Education Team Leader and as Special Education Department Chairperson.
Services
Autism, a neurological condition, is characterized by differences in social communication and interaction, alongside restricted interests and repetitive behaviors.
Intellectual disability is a condition characterized by limitations in cognitive functioning and adaptive behaviors, impacting an individual's everyday life and learning abilities.
Emotional disturbance refers to a condition in which an individual exhibits inappropriate behaviors, emotions, or both, leading to difficulties in social interactions and academic performance.
Children with ODD often exhibit stubbornness, argumentativeness, and a tendency to deliberately provoke others, leading to significant impairment in social, academic, and familial functioning.
Advocates emphasize the importance of understanding ADHD as a unique neurological variation rather than a flaw, promoting acceptance, support, and accommodations for individuals with ADHD to thrive.
OHI is an engaging platform offering insightful content tailored to advocate interests, fostering community and empowerment through knowledge sharing.
A specific learning disability is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting the brain's ability to receive, process, analyze, or store information. It can manifest in difficulties with reading, writing, math, or other cognitive processes despite average or above-average intelligence
A speech impairment refers to any condition that affects a person's ability to produce sounds correctly or fluently, or to use their vocal cords, tongue, lips, or other speech-related structures effectively.
Alicia offers professional development courses on “The Power of Documentation”, “Writing an effective PLAFFP and IEP Goals” and “Using Visuals and Creating a “Safe Space” in the Classroom”
Advocacy Services
Work with families and schools to ensure that the needs of the individual student are being addressed.
Provide preparation support to parents prior to the ARD meetings, as well as attend the meetings.
Attend MDR, IEP, 504, and other school meetings and parent conferences.
Educate and empower parents to advocate for their child with a disability as well as help parents teach students to advocate for themselves.
Help families understand their rights and their child’s rights.
Alicia will review all the special education communications and documents, including files, assessments, report cards, observation reports, discipline reports etc. for your child.
Alicia will draft formal letters, responses, and written requests to the school and district officials to obtain information or services on behalf of your child.
Alicia will assist parents by preparing for and attending the ARD, 504, MDR, and/or other special education meetings. Having an advocate attend a meeting provides parents the opportunity to listen more thoroughly.
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Testimonials
Jakeline Magaña2024-08-27Alicia worked with us to help our 5 year old receive the individualized IEP he was meant to have at school and made everything happen within one week of reaching out to her. Our son is high functioning ASD and had been placed in the wrong program in school due to a misunderstanding. The school mentioned they would try to get everything situated but wanted me to leave him to start the program until they could schedule an ARD meeting. Unfortunately I wasn't going to leave my son in school to attend a wrong program while they figured it out... The next day I reached out to Alicia and on that same day she reached out to the school and placed in the right classroom while his program was being sort out. A week later we attended the ARD meeting and we received everything in the program that he was supposed to have! We are very grateful for Alicia , without her I wouldn't of known how to navigate this situation. Not only was she in constant communication at all times, she is a very kind and understanding person. She always took her time listening to our needs. ❤️ I highly recommend her!
Marcus Abdo2024-08-26Alicia helped get my child the services he needs. We were able to setup resources with the school in a timely manner. She is very knowledgeable and the best person to sit in on a ARD meeting.
Elizabeth Walker2024-08-20Alicia Tucker is amazing and truly cares about our kids. I’m still working with her concerning my son with discrimination and I can tell you she is on top of everything. My family and I truly appreciate her
A C2024-08-08Mrs Tucker is caring, knowledgeable and the person you want sitting with you on an ARD table. She will go over all your concerns before the meeting and will let you know what laws are there to help protect your child. She goes over everything in detail. I believe every parent needs a good advocate like Mrs Tucker.
James Wittenbrook2024-07-11She is definitely in it to help the children! After receiving her info from a family member I’m super grateful for all her help!
Rebecca Grubb2024-05-29Alicia is an amazing advocate. She has been working with our family for over a year and I only have wonderful things to say. She is detailed, reliable, responsible, organized and everything you could possibly want as an advocate. In addition, she is a warm and kind person who really just wants to help families anyway she can. She has years of experience working with autistic children and even more experience working within the school system. I would recommend anyone to her who is looking for support navigating this extremely complex process or just some advice on ways to work with autistic children. If you are on the fence, just give her a call and have a conversation with her. I promise you won’t be sorry you did!
Patricia Perez2024-05-17It was a pleasure working with Alicia a few years ago. She was a great advocate for our students, always attentive to their needs and dedicated to doing what was best for them.
Kalpana Mobley2024-05-16Alicia Tucker has worked with special education children for a very long time.She is very patient and caring towards all her students. She has indepth knowledge of the ARD proces. Mrs. Tucker will work hard to get the needed accomadation for your child.
Margie Cioci2024-05-16I have worked as a regular ed teacher with Alicia Tucker for many years. She was always thinking and doing what was best for her students. She has a in-depth knowledge of children's development and abilities that she was able to use for her students' benefit.
Bridget Rivera2024-05-16I worked with Alicia for 7 years at Alvin Primary School and in her classroom for 1 of those school years. She demonstrated a strong self motivation to work towards the success of each student meeting their individualized needs. She was empathetic and firm while encouraging them. She was also a great teammate treating me with the utmost respect snd gratitude.
“Mrs. Tucker’s knowledge of the special education laws as well as knowing how to educate a child with special needs, made going into the ARD very easy. She was able to advocate for what was best and what was needed for my daughter. I definitely recommend having her there to represent your child, it can get very confusing to someone who doesn’t know or understand the terms used, and before I hired her I just felt completely lost and ultimately just agreed with what they said was best. AFTER I hired her we left the ARD meeting with new and improved plans in place that will set my daughter up for success. I couldn’t be happier”!
“Getting help from Mrs. Tucker assisted in reducing the stress and feeling overwhelmed in the ARD meeting. With her help my child made more progress, improved his skills and confidence, and felt happier going to school. We love Mrs. Tucker”!
“Mrs. Tucker always explained the testing, the IEP’s, the services, and accommodations in a way that I understood. She pointed out things that would help my child that I had not even considered. She always made herself available to answer any question I had and was always able to provide a wealth of information”.
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