School Advocacy for Gifted and 2e Learners

Educational Fit Comes First

Every profoundly gifted learner has a unique educational profile. My advocacy begins by understanding your child’s strengths, needs, goals, and current educational environment before recommending strategies or attending meetings.

My work is guided by the Educational Fit Alignment Framework, which considers five essential areas of educational fit: academic and cognitive challenge, social connection, emotional well-being, physical and sensory needs, and opportunities for creativity.

A Thoughtful, Research-Informed Approach

You don't have to navigate it alone.

School advocacy is about more than preparing for a single meeting. It begins with understanding the whole learner, developing a thoughtful strategy, and identifying the educational opportunities that will best support long-term growth.

As a former attorney and doctor of education specializing in profoundly gifted and twice-exceptional learners, I combine current research, best practices, and experience supporting several hundred gifted families to develop individualized advocacy strategies. My research has shaped an approach that looks beyond individual accommodations or placements to consider each learner’s overall educational fit.

Whether advocating for acceleration, curriculum replacement, gifted programming, accommodations, modified schedules, homeschool planning, or other individualized supports, I help families develop thoughtful, research-informed recommendations tailored to their child’s unique strengths, needs, and long-term educational goals.

Core School Advocacy Package

Every learner, family, and school situation is unique. The Core School Advocacy Package provides individualized support before, during, and after your scheduled school meeting. Recommendations are tailored to your child’s educational profile and grounded in current research and best practices for profoundly gifted and 2e learners.

Review of existing records including assessments, educational records, IEPs, 504 plans, school communications, and other relevant documents.
One 60-minute Strategic Advocacy Consultation to discuss your child’s strengths, educational profile, current concerns, what’s working, advocacy priorities, and to develop an individualized advocacy strategy.
Research-informed recommendations grounded in current research and best practices for profoundly gifted and 2e learners.
An individualized advocacy letter, when appropriate, to communicate recommendations with your child’s educational team.
Virtual attendance at one school meeting (up to two hours) as your educational advocate.
A brief strategy check-in before the meeting.
A brief follow-up consultation after the meeting.
Communication with your family and the school to support preparation for and follow-up from the scheduled meeting.

Optional First Step: Advocacy Record Review & Consultation

Designed for families who would like a strategic review of their child’s educational profile before deciding whether to move forward with school advocacy.

Includes:

Review of records submitted in advance, such as assessments, IEPs, 504 Plans, report cards, and other relevant educational documents.
One 60-minute consultation.
Discussion of your child’s educational profile, strengths, current concerns, and goals.
Initial recommendations and individualized next steps.
Guidance regarding school advocacy, an Educational Fit Analysis, the Suite of Tools™, or other services, when appropriate.

Additional Services

Additional services are available as needed and may be added to any advocacy package.

Sequoia’s Strength-Based Learning Profile (Suite of Tools™) with Educational Fit Analysis
Iowa Assessment or CogAT + Iowa Assessment
Additional school advocacy meetings
Additional consultation and strategic planning meetings
Development or substantial revision of strength-based educational goals and recommendations
Additional educational record review or advocacy letters beyond those included in the package

Ongoing Advocacy and Follow-Up Services

For families who have already completed an initial consultation or advocacy engagement, follow-up services are available to address new developments, review additional records or school proposals, prepare for an upcoming IEP, 504, or acceleration meeting, or continue ongoing educational planning and advocacy. If you would like Dr. Jobe to attend an upcoming school meeting, please email her at sequoiagifted@gmail.com with the meeting date and time to inquire about availability and scheduling.