Parent/Family Education

The school has a working board consisting of staff and community. Many of the members have been active since the inception of the school. The board has always been committed to offering the right learning environment for any student who needs to learn in a different way. The Staff of DLD Sycamore School are trained and skilled in working with students with learning differences. They are committed, dedicated, and caring professionals who incorporate Christian values into their teaching strategies. Certified and non-certified personnel work in the intimate and nurturing environment of the school. Among our staff is a language therapist certified in Orton Gillingham for students needing one-to-one work and daily pull-out for dyslexia and reading help. DLD is listed in The Directory of Facilities and Services for Learning Disabled.

Through a spirit of collaboration and a passion and commitment to academic and social excellence for children with special educational needs and learning disabilities, Pathways Academy offers a one-of-a-kind school that delivers an innovative approach to evidence-based learning techniques that realize potential and change lives. Pathways Academy is a year-round school, open Monday through Thursday (No classes Friday). All students who graduate from Pathways Academy are eligible for a New Mexico State High School Diploma (the same diploma received if they attended a public school). We have graduates who have attended and are currently attending New Mexico colleges and universities such as CNM and NMSU.

At the local, regional, and state levels, the UNM Early Childhood Services Center collaborates to promote a complete and aligned quality early care, education, and family support system that is equitably available to all children and their families in New Mexico.

This website serves as a great tool for families to search and identify agency program and resources that provide Home-Visiting, Home-Based Child Care, Early Intervention Programs, Head Start and Early Head Start, NM PreK, and Special Education Preschool.

The Special Education Division will work with districts, parents, and SWDs to ensure that kids protected by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act get a free and adequate public education (IDEA). We'll use data to make judgments on how to help SWDs fulfill college and job readiness criteria by providing equal access to demanding courses and high-quality training. Their website includes more information and resources on Data reports for transparency within the agency, Autism Spectrum Disorder, PreK, and much more.
(*Note: Please click on "Special Education Division Staff," to specifically get in contact with someone within the agency for more information).

The New Mexico Public Education Department collaborates with educators, communities, and families to ensure that ALL children are healthy, confident in their identities, and well-prepared for college, profession, and life; and believe that New Mexico students are part of a culturally and linguistically sensitive educational system that caters to all students' social, emotional, and academic needs. PED provides a wide range of services and supports regarding education in the state of NM such as: College and Career Readiness, Early Education, Licensure, Special Education, Policy and Legislative Affairs, and much more (please see their website and click on "About Us: Departments/Bureaus" for more information.

The IEP Specialist Liaison is responsible for directing programs that give educational help to students with mental, psychological, learning, behavioral, or physical challenges as part of a school's instructional leadership team.

New Mexico Legislature created the Early Childhood Education and Care Department and was launched on July 1, 2020 with the purpose of creating a childhood system that is more unified, equitable, and successful. This entails organizing a range of programs from conception to age five, as well as ensuring that families in all parts of the state have access to the resources they require such as: Child Care Services, Early Childhood Special Education, Early Head Start, Families FIRST Program, Family Infant Toddler (FIT) Program, Family Nutrition Bureau, Home Visiting, and NM PreK.

The Native American Disability Law Center is a private nonprofit organization that advocates for the legal rights of Native Americans with disabilities. Through advocacy and education, we empower Native people with disabilities to lead independent lives in their own communities.

Contact the DD Preschool Coordinator at (575) 746-3585 for a Child Find screening.

Contact School Psychologist for Child Find screenings.

Call 575-548-2299 to contact the Special Education Director for Child Find screenings.

Pegasus Legal Services for Children is a nonprofit agency that provides free or sliding scale civil legal services to children, youth, and their caregivers, including direct representation, community legal education, and systemic advocacy.

New Vistas provides disability support and advocacy, independent living skills training, peer support, early intervention, and Information & Referral Services in the nine northern New Mexico counties (Colfax, San Miguel, Harding, Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Taos, Rio Arriba, Union, and Mora).

We are a Community Parent Resource Center serving families who have Native American children with disabilities or developmental delays in NM, including those with special healthcare needs, and the professionals that work with them.

TRAINING
We provide FREE community training for families in several topical areas such as Overview of IDEA, the IEP & IFSP Process, Record Keeping, Transition from Part C to Part B, Transition from High School, Transition from Middle School, Bullying, Parent Rights in both Part C & B, and Advocacy. Parents and Professionals can request training.

ADVOCACY
We provide ongoing advocacy support, helping families make informed and relevant decisions best for their children and their family.

PARENT-TO-PARENT CONNECTION
We provide parent-to-parent connections by matching parents with others who have or share similar experiences to provide advice, support, generate ideas, and create a stronger support system.

RESOURCE & REFERRAL
Resource library with computers. We can also provide information on resources, topics, and networks.

Provides practical advice, emotional support and the most up-to-date educational information for families of children and adults with disabilities and special healthcare needs as well as to the physicians, allied health care professionals, and educational professionals. Available for free, as a monthly email. 

Organization dedicated to mitigating and preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences through a community of parents, organizations, and volunteers. Adverse Childhood Experiences could include major health and mental health concerns, fostering well-being and family functioning, strengthening families, achieving leadership, improving programs, etc.

COVID-19 UPDATE: Offering ongoing online support groups for people of all ages.

• Bereavement Support Groups
• Parenting Helplines

• Parenting Helplines

• Parenting Helplines

The Children’s Reading Foundation focuses on engaging parents and caregivers in a child’s learning, beginning from birth. Our early literacy and learning programs and campaigns provide families, schools and communities the knowledge, tools and skills necessary to ensure every child has the strongest literacy and learning beginning to thrive in school and life.

These evidence-based, proven literacy and early learning campaigns and programs are at work across the United States and in Canada, and growing. They are modeled to be replicated and adapted to meet the needs of the communities served, including families in poverty and non-English-speaking families.

Tools include:

• Read with a child
• READY! for Kindergarten
• READ Up
• Help Children Succeed

Chapter Directory: Find a local reading foundation chapter or program partner.