Fees 2009
These services are for parents, educators, organizations, health professionals, businesses and policy makers.
My focus is education and inspiration. My goal is to help students and teachers do their best work based on best practices in communication, collaboration, and documentation.
BRIEF INQUIRIES, REFERRALS No Charge
SMALL GROUP MEETINGS Don't go it alone! Join other parents at your school or at your workplace who have similar needs and concerns.
An initial fee of $400 covers a meeting and/or phone conference (to define needs, problems, and goals) and a written action plan of recommended problem-solving strategies, resources, and next steps.
Additional time for phone and email questions, meetings, consulting, research or writing may be reserved in four hour units by a retainer of $400 ($100/hr). Time spent against the retainer is billed in fifteen-minute units ($25) and will be listed on a statement of charges. Unused retainer will be returned upon request.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Presentations, workshops and professional inservice programs can be designed for schools, parent groups, workplaces and conferences. Fees vary with length of program, setting and size of audience. Please
go to Workshops for more information on planning a program.
DOCUMENT REVIEW $100 per hour to develop recommendations for writing or improving Individual Educational Plans (IEPs), Individual Health Plans (IHPs), and 504 Accommodation Plans.
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES $100 per hour to develop an advocacy agenda and instructional plan with curriculum options for students who are missing school time because of illness or unsafe school environments.
LOCAL TRAVEL TIME $50/hr
For more information contact Ellie Goldberg at healthykids@rcn.com or 617-965-9637
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Consultation/Advocacy Fee Agreement
The goal of consultation and advocacy is to facilitate collaboration among the family,
school, and health care providers and to maximize carry-over from class
to class and year to year. An initial fee of $360.00 is for four (4)
hours of services.
The fee includes a CASE FILE review, a one to
two-hour consultation in person or by phone to identify needs and to
establish advocacy goals, and a written action plan that includes
recommended problem-solving strategies and next steps.
You can reserve additional
meeting or phone time for planning, consulting, research, program or
policy reviews, document preparation or correspondence
in four-hour units at the rate of $90.00 per hour.
Some schools and
parents work with Healthy Kids on a retainer basis.
The retainer in the client account assures you access to a
variety of Healthy Kids services such as emails or phone consult calls,
IEP, IHP and S. 504 plan reviews, individual or school needs
assessments, anticipatory guidance and transition planning, drafting,
updating and editing documents such as letters, policies and position
statements, and planning programs and workshops for parents and school
staff. Time spent against the retainer is billed in fifteen-minute
units. Unused retainer will be returned upon request.
To set up an account please
print out this fee agreement and Intake Forms I and II.
Child's Name ____________________________________
Parent(s) Names: ________________________________________________
Phone:____________________
Email:____________________
Address:
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
Parent Signature: ___________________________
Date:________________
I
understand that there is a fee for consultation and advocacy on behalf
of my child. I understand that advocacy services do not guarantee any
specific outcome nor are advocacy services a replacement for legal
representation.
EXPLANATION OF FEES: A fee is charged for
services including: a review of documents, telephone calls, reading and
writing emails, meetings, meeting preparation and follow up, writing
letters and drafting and revising documents such as proposals for your
child's Individualized Health Plan, Individualized Education Plan, and
Section 504 Plan.
The Initial Consultation Fee of $360.00
represents four hours of services. It includes a "Case File" review, a
consultation in person or by phone, and then a written Action Plan
including 1) a statement of the child's needs, 2) advocacy goals, and
3) recommendations for next steps.
The Consulting Retainer:
Based on the "Action Plan," I will estimate additional consulting time
and costs. Additional planning, consulting, research or writing time is
charged at the rate of $90.00 per hour. School meetings are $175/hour.
Time spent against the retainer will be billed in fifteen-minute units
and will be listed on a statement of charges. I will ask you to
replenish the retainer by an amount determined by the estimated time
projected for additional consultations, meetings or document
preparation. I will refund any unused amount, upon request, if we
conclude the advocacy agreement prior to the time covered by the
remainder of the retainer.
You may also choose to leave funds in
your account to cover additional consultation time to be used for
additonal consultation or document review at times of transition, as
new issues emerge, or when your child's needs change.
To set up your account, I need:
[ ] Signed fee agreement. (Make a copy for your files.)
[ ] Check for $360.00 made out to "Healthy Kids"
[ ] Completed Intake forms
[ ] Case file (This includes copies (not originals) of your child's
physician's letters of diagnosis and recommendations, school correspondence and anything that will help
me understand your child's needs. Please make a table of contents that identifies each document in the file by date, source and type of document.)
Mail to: Healthy Kids, 79 Elmore Street, Newton, MA 02459
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