MCP Consulting

MCP Consulting MCP Consulting provides special education support for children and their families.

08/01/2026

Have you reviewed your child’s recent evaluation and found yourself feeling overwhelmed by technical terms, heavy jargon, and statistics? Are you concerned that the ABCs of a well written IEP read more like a secret decoder ring? Do goals, benchmarks, accommodations and modifications cause you to question why you even started down the special education path? And once you receive that 30-40 page document, do you know how best to interpret it?
As an experienced advocate, I’ve helped families throughout Kane and DuPage counties work through the process of partnering with their district to develop and build their child’s IEP. While it can be overwhelming, daunting and exhausting, I can help cut through the red tape, empower you to know what you don’t know, and guide you from the beginning.
I offer a variety of services related to all things special education. Please feel free to reach out if you’re looking for support.

03/04/2026

Special education placement and location are distinct concepts. Placement refers to the continuum of services based on the Least Restrictive Environment, whereas location denotes the specific setting where these services are delivered. For instance, a student's placement might be in a self-contained classroom, and the district's responsibility under IDEA is to provide the location for this placement. The placement determines the location, which may be within the home school or another building within the district.

03/04/2026

I copied this from another page and can’t tell you how true it is! 👇

I know. FAPE is supposed to be free. And hiring an advocate is not pocket change.

But I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen this play out the exact same way.

Parent: “We just can’t afford an advocate. We’re going to try to handle this on our own.”

Me: “Okay. Reach out if you change your mind.”

Then six months later. Sometimes a year. Sometimes on a Sunday. Once on Thanksgiving.

Same parent: “We need help. It’s bad.”

Now the child has been suspended repeatedly. Or arrested. Or hospitalized (as in 302'd or 5150). Or facing truancy court.

At that point, it’s not just an IEP issue anymore. It’s layered and complicated. It takes more time. It costs more money. And sometimes it involves attorneys outside of special education.

I have never, not once in 16 years, seen a prickly IEP situation fix itself without significant, meaningful advocacy.

If your gut is telling you something isn’t right, listen to it.

That doesn’t automatically mean you have to hire me. It might mean you dive into free resources. It might mean you learn everything you can and prepare differently for the next meeting. It might mean you bring a trusted support person.

Early support is almost always simpler, less expensive, and less painful than crisis management.

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