Testimonials

A Katy ISD Mom & Dad

Dear Lisa,

I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for your invaluable support during the 504 meeting today. Chintan, myself, and “especially” Matthew, appreciate the time and effort you took to understand his situation and to advocate for us in front of the school team.

Your knowledge and expertise are evident and I felt reassured and confident in whatever the outcome would be. Your guidance and encouragement gave us the strength to stand up for Matthew and to speak out about his needs. Frankly, we would not imagine going through this process without you, and I am proud to have you as our advocate.

Thank you again for a very productive meeting, outstanding work and dedication. You’re truly an asset to the community, and we feel blessed to have you by our side.

All our best,

Sharon & Chintan Macwan

A CCISD Mom

“I highly recommend Lisa Carelli-Lang. Leading up to the ARD, she really took the time to hear all our concerns, carefully look through all our documents and communication with the school, and come up with a game plan. She supported us every step of the way in preparing for the ARD and helping us request 504 support for our daughter until an IEE can be completed.

In the ARD meeting, Lisa was a consummate professional. She was kind and respectful, but firm. With Lisa’s help, we were able to keep the tone of the meeting very positive. She was able to help us highlight all the supports the school currently has in place for my daughter and point out the need to have those supports formalized so that all her teachers will know how to help her be successful in their classrooms in the future. When the meeting ended, the principal shook her hand and thanked her for her professionalism, which was very important to me because I am employed by the district where my daughter attends, and because I really feel it is important to maintain a good working relationship with my child’s school.

I can’t say enough about Lisa. I am so happy with our choice to hire her as our advocate and, as I stated above, I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to work with an advocate for their child.”

A Temple ISD Mom

“T is doing an amazing job. He started the next day in the dyslexia class and when I say within a weeks time, I can already notice he is feeling better about himself, recognizing more sight words, and not as frustrated with homework. I can't thank you enough. I really believe by coming to the ARD, it helped set the tone, and the school knows you meant business.”

A Houston ISD Charter School Mom

"I can't say enough good things about the prep work and formal meetings Lisa has done for my daughter's ARD/IEP. Her wealth of experience working inside and out of the public school systems gives us a boost of confidence as we strive to get our special child, the necessary services needed to succeed. 

Lisa is the pinnacle standard for the type of quality advocate that every special needs family should seek because her polished soft people skills put everyone at ease. That's so important in these ARD situations because emotions are high on both sides of the table. Lisa displays patience with everyone and that's a rare skill.

Lisa is both professional and personal in dealing with my family who have been plagued with extra life stressors.

Also Lisa has educated us about our rights, she responds to all of our questions and she has made herself readily available to us. Post IEP Lisa has given additional time to my family to ensure that we are receiving the services granted in our ARD/IEP." 

An Aldine ISD Mom

"(My son's) school found out today that I don't play, and I fight for my son, when it comes to him. Lisa and I had 12 school district officials in a 7 hour meeting today, because the school district denied accepting (My son's) doctor's autism diagnosis. We requested to continue the meeting next week because we aren't finish fighting the school district's decision."

A Houston ISD Mom

"I am further impressed by her intake of information, organizational skills, working with other professionals and her ability to positively work with last minute changes. I am further impressed by her patience and ability to help me understand the ARD process and terminology to communicate my son's needs as they change. Mrs. Carelli-Lang has true gifts, she not only crafted a better program for my son but she effortlessly engaged and openly appreciated my son."