I met Tracie through my daughter's Early Intervention teacher when I was voicing my concerns about the subpar services her sister, also with special needs, was receiving from our school district so I reached out to her. I felt comfortable speaking with her from our first encounter… she shared stories of her own son's struggles and my husband and I knew she was genuine and we felt very comfortable she could guide us in the right direction. So we retained Tracie for both our children. She obviously knew her stuff but she's super kind and that's important to us.
Maria and Roberto, NJ
Our son is in High School and is very behind his classmates. I was referred to Tracie through a parent in my support group. From the first time I called her I felt comfortable and less stressed. Even though my son had an IEP for many years I had no idea how to help him. After Tracie's recommendation for private testing we found our son has a different disability than listed on his IEP. It was a fight but Tracie got Austin all the services he needed including a more supportive school setting. I am so thankful I found Tracie, she is good people.
Z Marks, Queens, NY
I used two special ed attorneys in the city before I found Tracie. First I was apprehensive to use an advocate rather than an attorney but on Tracie’s initial phone consult, I was confident she could help me navigate services for my 7 year old daughter. We had to go to a hearing because the BOE wouldn’t work with us but we won it and I was kept informed which I liked.
R Jalas, Brooklyn, NY
I was having many problems with our school and an IEP meeting was called. I called up an advocate but she told us she did not attend IEP meetings but can advise us. I needed someone to advise us and attend the meeting for support. I called Tracie’s office and she sorted everything for us. She’s very good at her job and I first thought she was English, turns out she’s an Aussie!
E Winston, NYC
I always joke that the difference between a special education attorney and a special education advocate is about $5000! I know there is more than that, seriously though Tracie has helped our family secure the school we needed for our twins with no BS. She kept us updated and always came back to us with answers to our questions promptly and frankly, she is just a really nice person! This review is written on behalf of my wife also.
R & E David, Manhattan, NY
Our little guy was heading into kindergarten and I had looked around for special education advocates to seek pendency on his services from preschool. Only one other advocate said they did due process hearings while the others referred me to attorneys. I called Tracie and we had Benjamin’s services in place and the District funded them. It was pretty straightforward.
B Lindsay, Brooklyn, NY
I was referred to Tracie from my ABA provider as my son needed more support in his District 75 program. Tracie was able to secure ABA hours for him and he is doing wonderful now. The Department of Education took so long for our settlement but we were compensated for the hours that were missed in our agreement.
B & B Chen, Manhattan
When Tracie asked me could I write a review for her website I jumped at the chance. My husband found Tracie through a LinkedIn tip she posted. We left everything to last minute due to covid to get our son the right services for going back to school. I attended the first IEP meeting but it became clear that I would need an advocate going forward - the principal was very hostile and defensive and not productive at all. I called Tracie who was on vacation but promised to get back to me that following week - she did. She was upfront and I was clear of what I needed to do. We had our meeting and Tracie attended - the meeting was quite different to the previous one and we were able to get the setting that my son needed without going to a hearing (which we were prepared to do). I am so glad I did not go with another advocate when she was on vacation and I will refer Tracie to anyone I know!
C Gibbons, NYC
We met Tracie through friends and when I found out she was an advocate who also could work in my son’s school district I was so thankful. I met with her the next week and I secured her services for the whole year! My son jumped 2 grade levels in 1 year just by having the appropriate services in place. I was worried as Tracie had not worked in my district before but she was great! My husband and I are also proud to call her our friend. Tracie has a son with special needs which sure does help to have that genuine compassion and determination for families like ours.
J & A Morris, Middletown, NJ
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