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For parents of kids who learn differently

You are notalone.

The meetings that go nowhere. The forms that get lost. Being told to wait another year and see. If it feels like the system is built to wear you down, that is because it often is. You are not imagining it.

I am Kenzie. I am an educator and a special education advocate, and I am the mother of two boys with dyslexia, Tate and Grant. I learned this system the hard way so that you do not have to.

Whether it's dyslexia, ADHD or something else regardless of the IEP classification, Kenzie helps parents advocate for kids' right to the education they deserve.

Book a free call

Thirty minutes, no cost, nothing to buy on the call. Bring the letter, the report, or just the questions you have not been able to ask anyone.

Kenzie at a kitchen table, pointing to a worksheet in an open binder while talking with one of her sons.

Who you are talking to

I learned the language they use to say no.

My boys are Tate and Grant. Both of them are dyslexic and have ADHD. I spent years across the table from people who told me to be patient, that he was a late bloomer, that we would look at it again next year. Those were never answers. They were excuses used to delay, and it cost my children critical time.

So I stopped accepting them and learned the rules nobody hands a parent. My undergraduate degree is in psychology, I trained in special education advocacy through COPAA, I studied the psychology of leadership at Cornell, and I am a Dean of Students, which means I have sat on the school side of the table too. IEPs, 504 plans, IDEA, evaluation timelines, the difference between what a school is required to do and what it hopes you never ask for.

Now I sit on your side of the table. I am confident that, as a parent, I am an equal member of the team determining the trajectory of my children’s education, and you can be, too.

You are your child’s very best advocate. I am just the one who knows the rules and wants to share them with you.

Kenzie and her husband holding Tate and Grant in a group hug outdoors.

What I bring to your meeting

  • Years on your side of the IEP tableAs Tate and Grant's mom, first
  • Undergraduate degree in psychologySUNY Oneonta
  • Special education advocacy trainingCOPAA SEAT Credential Program Certificate
  • Dean of StudentsAt an independent early childhood education school
  • Psychology of Leadership CertificateCornell
  • Graduate Certificate of Advanced Study in Social Emotional Learning and Whole Child EducationManhattanville College

What working together looks like

Four things that change how the next meeting goes.

Getting A Real Evaluation

When your child is struggling in school, nothing moves until they are properly evaluated. We cover when an evaluation may be warranted, how to request one in writing, the timelines the school is held to, and how to read the report you get back. You will know when MTSS or a 504 plan is being used to stall, because tiered intervention and accommodations are not legal reasons to postpone an evaluation when a disability impacting your child's education is suspected, regardless of severity. And when the school's own evaluation doesn't reflect your child's comprehensive learning profile, we discuss navigating next steps to ensure your child's needs are being met.

Educational Impact & Eligibility

A clinical diagnosis on its own does not qualify a child for anything. What decides it is whether the disability impacts their access to their education. We build that case in plain language: your child's strengths, needs, and how to ensure meaningful progress and a bright future.

IEP & 504 Plans

Understand what your child is actually entitled to. We discuss the history together, find out what is working well and what is missing, and make sure their needs are being met.

Talking To Your District

Learn the language the system responds to. Emails that get answered and documentation that supports your child's case going forward. Walk into meetings feeling prepared. And if the answer is still no, you don't have to navigate that alone either.

From families

Better meetings. Stronger plans. Kids who finally get taught the way they learn.

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“Before Kenzie, I dreaded every school meeting. Now I walk in prepared, confident, and ready to advocate for my son. She changed everything for our family.”

Sarah M., mom of a 3rd grader with dyslexia
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“We had been told for two years that our daughter did not qualify for services. Kenzie helped us request a proper evaluation, and within 60 days she had an IEP.”

David & Lena K., parents of a 2nd grader

Let’s talk

You don't needall the answers.

You just need to take one step. On a free thirty minute call I will listen to what is happening, tell you plainly what I think, and help you see what comes next.

No judgment, no jargon, and no pitch at the end of it. If what you need is something I cannot help with, I will tell you that too.

Request a call or send an email to connect.

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